critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Sextortion
Financial sextortion targeting teens (especially boys) An account posing as a peer pressures a teen into an explicit image, then threatens to leak it unless paid.
Added 1 Oct 2025 · Updated 26 Jul 2026 Read advisory → critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Dangerous Challenge
The 'Blackout Challenge' (choking / pass-out dares) on video feeds A recurring viral dare urges children to make themselves pass out — it has been linked to multiple children's deaths.
Added 17 Aug 2025 · Updated 21 Jun 2026 Read advisory → critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Dangerous Challenge
The 'Benadryl Challenge' urging teens to overdose on allergy medicine A viral dare pushes teens to take dangerous amounts of an over-the-counter antihistamine to hallucinate; overdoses can cause seizures, heart problems, and death.
Added 17 Aug 2025 · Updated 21 Jun 2026 Read advisory → critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Grooming
Roblox predators luring children to off-platform chats Strangers befriend kids inside Roblox, then push them to less-moderated apps where filters don't apply.
Added 12 Sep 2025 · Updated 17 Jun 2026 Read advisory → critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. emerging — Newly identified — evidence is still accumulating. Inappropriate Content
AI 'nudify' apps creating fake explicit images of classmates Apps fabricate realistic explicit images from ordinary photos; teens have used them to target peers.
Added 15 Nov 2025 · Updated 9 Jun 2026 Read advisory → critical — Severe risk of harm — act on this one today. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Grooming
Grooming via Discord DMs and invite-only servers Discord's private servers and DMs are a primary venue where predators isolate and groom children.
Added 22 May 2025 · Updated 1 Jun 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Dangerous Challenge
The 'NeeDoh' heated squishy-toy trend causing severe burns A viral trend has children microwaving gel-filled squishy toys until they burst — the scalding gel sticks to skin, and children have needed skin grafts and intensive care.
Added 7 Aug 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Mental Health
AI 'companion' chatbots forming intense bonds with teens Always-available AI companions and in-app assistants can foster emotional dependency in teens, blur reality, and have given harmful advice in documented cases.
Added 26 Jul 2026 · Updated 7 Aug 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Inappropriate Content
AI chatbot toys talking to children unsupervised Plush toys with a microphone and a general-purpose AI inside are sold for children as young as three — and have discussed sexual content and pointed children toward knives and matches.
Added 7 Aug 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Cyberbullying
Group-chat bullying and exclusion campaigns Bullying has moved into group chats — pile-ons, screenshot-sharing, and pointed exclusion that follow a child home on the phone in their pocket.
Added 26 Jul 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Mental Health
Social media's link to rising teen anxiety and depression Heavy social media use is associated with worse mental health for adolescents — especially girls — during a sensitive developmental window.
Added 1 Mar 2025 · Updated 15 Jun 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Compulsive Design
Persuasive design: infinite scroll, autoplay, and variable rewards Apps are engineered to maximize time-on-screen using the same reward mechanics as slot machines — and a child's self-control system isn't fully built yet.
Added 10 Apr 2025 · Updated 12 Jun 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Grooming
Disappearing messages, Snap Map, and Quick Add risks Ephemeral messages and location sharing lower the paper trail predators and dealers rely on.
Added 11 Apr 2025 · Updated 20 May 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Malware
Malware hidden in Minecraft mods, skins, and 'free' launchers Third-party mod sites and cracked launchers bundle information-stealing malware aimed at young players.
Added 8 Jun 2025 · Updated 12 May 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Grooming
Grooming on unmoderated Minecraft multiplayer servers 'It's just Minecraft' — but public servers are unmoderated social spaces where predators build trust.
Added 30 Jan 2025 · Updated 2 May 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Inappropriate Content
Hidden adult ('condo') experiences slipping past moderation Bad actors repeatedly re-upload sexually explicit Roblox games and share private links before takedown.
Added 3 Jul 2025 · Updated 18 Apr 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Grooming
Strangers contacting children through Fortnite voice and 'fill' Open voice chat and random matchmaking put kids in real-time contact with adult strangers.
Added 19 Mar 2025 · Updated 9 Apr 2026 Read advisory → high — Serious risk — review it with your child this week. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Account Theft
'Free Robux' generators that steal accounts Sites promising free Robux phish a child's login or bury them in endless 'verification' surveys.
Added 20 Nov 2024 · Updated 22 Mar 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. monitoring — Quiet right now — we keep watching for its return. Developmental Harm
Heavy screen use and the developing brain Early, heavy screen exposure is linked to effects on sleep, attention, and the displacement of the play and in-person time young brains need.
Added 18 May 2025 · Updated 10 Jun 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. monitoring — Quiet right now — we keep watching for its return. Extremism
Extremist communities recruiting minors through gaming culture Fringe servers use memes and gaming as an on-ramp, gradually normalizing hateful ideology to isolated teens.
Added 28 Jun 2025 · Updated 25 Feb 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Financial Scam
Item and pet 'trust trade' scams in Roblox economies Scammers in trading games promise to 'go first', then take a child's rare items and vanish.
Added 14 Feb 2025 · Updated 10 Feb 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. monitoring — Quiet right now — we keep watching for its return. Inappropriate Content
Disturbing content and predatory comments in kids' YouTube Comment sections and autoplay rabbit holes can expose young children to disturbing content and stranger contact.
Added 9 Jan 2025 · Updated 2 Feb 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Financial Scam
'Free V-Bucks' and free-skin phishing scams Generators promise free V-Bucks or skins, then harvest Epic logins and card details.
Added 5 Dec 2024 · Updated 28 Jan 2026 Read advisory → moderate — Meaningful risk — worth knowing and watching for. active — Currently happening — we are seeing recent reports. Data Privacy
Hidden 'finsta' accounts and oversharing of personal data Teens keep secret accounts where they overshare location and personal details to a wider audience than they realize.
Added 26 Feb 2025 · Updated 15 Jan 2026 Read advisory → 
