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Five Nights at Epstein's - What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses a game that references child sexual exploitation and may be distressing to survivors of abuse. It contains frank discussion of how real-world criminal cases are being turned into entertainment for adolescents. A game is circulating among young people called Five Nights at Epstein's . It's being shared in group chats, traded between friends, and accessed on platforms where user-generated content slips past filters. This is not a rumour
Kirra Pendergast
5 days ago4 min read


When A Joke Becomes A Crime
A fourteen-year-old takes a screenshot of a classmate's Instagram photo, runs it through a free AI app, and generates a fake sexual image. They share it in a group chat. A few mates laugh. Someone screenshots it. Someone forwards it. By lunchtime, it has reached people the original sender has never met. The fourteen-year-old thinks it's a joke. Under new amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), effective 16 February 2026, it is a criminal offence. And the penalties are not sm
Kirra Pendergast
Feb 264 min read


Roblox Wants You to Know They're Listening to Parents Now. That Is Not the Same Thing as Making Your Child Safe.
On February 19, 2026, Roblox announced its inaugural Global Parent Council. Eighty parents from thirty-two countries, hand-selected, meeting quarterly to "share insights and perspectives" and "advise on products, policies, and partnerships." There is a Head of Parental Advocacy with a doctorate. There is a companion programme called Parent Champions. The press release uses words like committed, empowered, co-creating, safe. If you are a parent who has been worried about Roblo
Kirra Pendergast
Feb 255 min read
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