Gaming and Online Safety
When a parent hears, “I’m playing Roblox,” it is easy to picture a video game. That picture is incomplete.
Guidance, tools, and real-world insight from trial attorneys working to hold platforms accountable—and help families stay informed, aware, and protected.
When a parent hears, “I’m playing Roblox,” it is easy to picture a video game. That picture is incomplete.
When parents imagine an online predator approaching a child, they may picture something obvious. A stranger asks an inappropriate question. A disturbing message arrives. Someone requests a photograph. The child recognizes the danger and tells a parent. Online grooming can look very different.
Social media platforms compete for something extraordinarily valuable: attention. The longer users stay, the more content they consume. The more often they return, the more opportunities a platform has to show them additional content, learn about their interests and keep them engaged.
What does Florida law actually say about kids and social media? The answer is more complicated than many headlines suggest. Florida has taken an aggressive approach to regulating children's access to certain social-media platforms and protecting minors in online environments. Its laws address issues including age, parental consent, age verification, children's personal information and features designed to keep users engaged.
Sextortion is a form of exploitation in which someone uses sexual images, videos or other intimate material—or sometimes the threat or claim that such material exists—to pressure another person into doing something. The demand may be for additional sexual images. It may be for money.
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Online safety starts here. This checklist is your go-to guide to help keep kids and teens safe from online exploitation and abuse. It includes quick, practical steps to protect privacy, limit exposure to strangers and create safer digital spaces. Each check is a step toward protecting what matters most. Print it. Post it. Check it often.
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Having nudes online is scary, but there is hope to get it taken down.
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Discord is a communication app where people connect through text, voice and video. It became popular with gamers but is now used by all kinds of communities, including groups centered around hobbies, music, sports, school and other interests.
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Being “safe” on social media isn’t just the absence of danger — it’s the presence of “wellness.” To that end, Snapchat has developed features to help educate and empower the Snapchat community to support friends who might be struggling.
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