IT’S the most popular video game among kids aged eight to 12 – yet, beneath its colourful graphics, Roblox has a dark side that has seen it branded a “paedophile hellscape”. The virtual… ...

He told police that a 13-year-old boy he’d met on Roblox had shared his password so Penczak could “put gift cards on to his Roblox account,” according to a transcript of his taped confession.

Do you let your kids play Roblox? Many, many parents do. The gaming platform has a huge audience — some 85 million people visit it daily — and about 40% of them are under the age of 13. But ...