FORTNITE AND MINDCRAFT TO PREY ON CHILDREN.
ON CHILDREN. GADI SCHWARTZ HAS TIPS FOR
GADI SCHWARTZ HAS TIPS FOR PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
PARENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE.
SAFE. >> THIS WAS A STING OPERATION
>> THIS WAS A STING OPERATION THAT CAUGHT ATTENTION.
THAT CAUGHT ATTENTION. PREDATORS USING VIDEO GAMES TO
PREDATORS USING VIDEO GAMES TO LURE KIDS INTO A DANGEROUS
LURE KIDS INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
SITUATION. IF YOUR KIDS DON’T LISTEN TO
IF YOUR KIDS DON’T LISTEN TO YOU, MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN TO
YOU, MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN TO HIM.
HIM. IF YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE THE
IF YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE THE COLORFUL HAIR OR LAUGH, YOUR
COLORFUL HAIR OR LAUGH, YOUR KIDSKID
KIDSKID S PROBABLY WILL.
S PROBABLY WILL. H IS THE MESTOST FAMOUS FORTNITE
H IS THE MESTOST FAMOUS FORTNITE PLAYER.
PLAYER. WHILE HE’S STREAMING TO FANS, A
WHILE HE’S STREAMING TO FANS, A LOT OF TIMES HE IS GIVING GAMERS
LOT OF TIMES HE IS GIVING GAMERS ADVICE.
ADVICE. >> DON’T TRUST THEM.
>> DON’T TRUST THEM. DON’T GIVE THEM PERSONAL
DON’T GIVE THEM PERSONAL INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. >> Reporter: THOSE WORDS AFTER A
>> Reporter: THOSE WORDS AFTER A RECENT UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN
RECENT UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN NEW JERSEY GOT 20 ARRESTS, THAT
NEW JERSEY GOT 20 ARRESTS, THAT USING ZBAMS S GAMES TO PREY ON P
USING ZBAMS S GAMES TO PREY ON P AMONG THOSE ARRESTED, A POLICE
AMONG THOSE ARRESTED, A POLICE SUGGEST USING A MESSAGING APP TO
SUGGEST USING A MESSAGING APP TO MET UP WITH A GIRL HE THOUGHT
MET UP WITH A GIRL HE THOUGHT WAS 15.
WAS 15. >> ANYTHING THAT GIVES STRANGERS
>> ANYTHING THAT GIVES STRANGERS ACCESS POTENTIAL TO CHILDREN,
ACCESS POTENTIAL TO CHILDREN, HAS A POTENTIAL TO BE A DANGER
HAS A POTENTIAL TO BE A DANGER TO A CHILD IF IT’S MISS USE EES’
TO A CHILD IF IT’S MISS USE EES’ THE PERSON.
THE PERSON. >> Reporter: TODAY, EXPERTS SAY
>> Reporter: TODAY, EXPERTS SAY VIRTUAL WORLDS ARE BECOMING
VIRTUAL WORLDS ARE BECOMING PLAYGROUNDS WHERE PREDATORS
PLAYGROUNDS WHERE PREDATORS REQUEST BLENLDD IN.
REQUEST BLENLDD IN. >> HE’S RIGHT THERE AND I’M NOT
>> HE’S RIGHT THERE AND I’M NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO IT.
PAYING ATTENTION TO IT. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PARENTS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PARENTS SHOULD TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN
SHOULD TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS AND SET SOME
ABOUT THE DANGERS AND SET SOME GROUND RULES.
GROUND RULES. NEVER SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
NEVER SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION OR PHOTOS.
OR PHOTOS. ONLY PLAY WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW
ONLY PLAY WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW IN REAL LIFE.
IN REAL LIFE. AND DISABLE CHAT FUNCTIONS WHEN
AND DISABLE CHAT FUNCTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. WE REACHED OUT TO MINDCRAFT,
WE REACHED OUT TO MINDCRAFT, FORTNITE AND KICK.
FORTNITE AND KICK. HELPING KEEP KIDS SAFE ONLINE IS
HELPING KEEP KIDS SAFE ONLINE IS A PRIORITY FOR MICROSOFT.
A PRIORITY FOR MICROSOFT. PARENTS ALSO NEED TO BE AWARE OF
PARENTS ALSO NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING
WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING ONLINE.
ONLINE. MAKING SURE IT IS JUST FUN AND
MAKING SURE IT IS JUST FUN AND GAMES.
GAMES. >> FORTNITE IS MEANT TO BE
>> FORTNITE IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED.
PLAYED. IT’S A VIDEO GAME.
IT’S A VIDEO GAME. IF SOMEONE TRIES TO MEET YOU
IF SOMEONE TRIES TO MEET YOU OUTSIDE OF THE GAME, THAT’S A
OUTSIDE OF THE GAME, THAT’S A NO-GO.
NO-GO. >> THAT’S ONE RED FLAG.
>> THAT’S ONE RED FLAG. WHAT ARE THE OTHER SPECIFIC RED
WHAT ARE THE OTHER SPECIFIC RED FLAGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD TUKE TO
FLAGS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD TUKE TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT.
THEIR KIDS ABOUT. >> WHEN ARE YOUR PARENTS COMING
>> WHEN ARE YOUR PARENTS COMING BACK.
BACK. SOMEONE ASKING THE KIDS FOR
SOMEONE ASKING THE KIDS FOR PICTURES.
PICTURES. IF THEY GET THINGS LIKE THAT,
