The US-developed game Roblox received global attention this month after a British father decided to check out what his sons were playing on their mobile device.

The game lets players explore imaginary worlds and allows them to interact with other users over a chat function."I was asked to lay down on top of them and they started with sexual movements," father Iain Morrison told the media about his time on Roblox.

Latest Trends and User Analysis Industry Definition Chat rooms and online dating, also called internet dating, is a system which allows contact and communication between individuals, couples, and groups with a view to develop personal, romantic, or sexual relationships.

Using computers and smartphones, users are able to access unmoderated matchmaking from online dating service providers over the internet.

It is a parent's worst nightmare — a teenager lured away from home by an older person who has groomed them over the internet.

Families are being warned to educate their kids about the dangers of social media, after this happened on a global scale to a 16-year-old girl from Sydney's upper north shore.

Her parent's reported her missing on April 11 and she was found a month later with Price in New York state.The growth in the number of users has been fuelled by: Australia, just like the rest of the world, has been experiencing a steady increase in the number of internet users over the last two decades.There are now 86% Australian households, representing 7.7 million, with access to the internet up from 65% in 2008.“I have two guys that tell me they love me throughout the day.These are the people I can always count on and can talk to about anything,” user “Lauraleigh” told Business Insider. A lot of girls will chat with a guy and just push content.What would you expect from a site that facilitates “internet girlfriends?” Maybe a place where creepy or douchebag guys troll you for boob pics from behind the safety of their computer screens? This is the website My Girl Fund.com, where guys too busy for real relationships go on just to talk, to fill an emotional need, and they pay you for it.Because there are so many more men joining the site than there are women, female users take to marketing themselves to men who will pay- one anonymous user claimed she makes ,000 to ,000 a year “working” full-time on the site.It’s an interesting experiment with a monetized social network.CEO Brian Gross founded My Girl Fund six years ago.He told Business Insider, “Guys send girls money whether it’s for content or simply to be a nice, generous guy. We’ve heard of them helping pay for things from tuition to speeding tickets.” With about 8,200 women and 15,000 new men who sign up each month, they buy credits for a dollar each to exchange on the site.The fact is that the internet will always harbor those kinds of guys, but what you might not expect are normal guys who go on just to talk, who develop real relationships purely over the internet and never in person. Women text or video chat with men who “contribute,” or basically pay you for being their internet girlfriend.Sure, it’s not just an emotional need, guys might request a “custom video” from some girls so it’s like a “sex cam” for some, but what’s surprising is how real, actual long-term relationships have developed purely over the internet between some people who never meet, as per the website’s policy.The investigation involved NSW Police, the AFP, Interpol, and Homeland Security and the New York Police Department in America.Parents are being reminded to pre-vet every app their young children download amid renewed concerns that virtual reality gaming is exposing minors to sexual advances.