A teenage girl wearing headphones and holding a game controller while gaming indoors

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Play Smart While Gaming Online

Online gaming can be a great way to have fun, relax, escape, be creative and socialise. Follow these tips to protect yourself and help everyone have positive and safe experiences.

14 Jan 2026

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Adapted from Australia eSafety

A teenage girl wearing headphones and holding a game controller while gaming indoors

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Choose a safe username

Make sure only people you know can see your pictures or recently played feed

Use your settings to control conversations

Collect evidence, report and block abusive players

Get more help

I’m staying up too late gaming and I’m worried about how much it’s affecting my schoolwork.

Another gamer is being racist towards me.

Someone is being sexist to other gamers

Someone has hacked my gaming account and is pretending to be me.

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