Consumer Reports experts: Set parental controls before kids play online

Consumer Reports advises parents to enable parental controls to prevent unauthorized in-game purchases by children, citing a case where a grandson spent $2,000 on Roblox using his grandmother's credit card. The report highlights that games like Roblox allow kids to spend real money on virtual items without realizing the cost, and recommends using device-specific parental control features on Apple, Android, and Microsoft platforms.