Last month Roblox announced a major expansion of age estimation across all users who access its communication features rolling out facial age estimation, ID verification, and verified parental consent by the end of the year. This will moves Roblox beyond outdated self-declaration models and into a future-proofed system that understands both today’s risks and tomorrow’s responsibilities. At its core it means that Roblox is implementing new controls that will limit communicatio

This isn’t just about erotica it’s about escalation and it’s already begun as we predicted. This is not a feature drop it’s a whopping big signal. A signal that the architecture of intimacy is being handed over to systems that simulate emotion but are incapable of understanding it. OpenAI announced less than 24hrs ago that they are preparing to loosen content restrictions on ChatGPT, opening the door to adult themes including erotica, as part of what CEO Sam Altman calls a br

The quiet unravelling after deepfake abuse and what we can do better. Today I was sent an article from the ABC that you can read here . The story doesn’t end with police involvement. It doesn’t end with headlines. It barely even begins there. What happens next off-camera, off-record, and often off-script is what should worry us most.There is a stark asymmetry in the aftermath of digital sexual harm. If the perpetrator is over the age of 18yrs they will face serious charges. I