What it is
PUBG drops players into a match, often with random teammates. Those teammates may be adults. Voice and text chat are how squads coordinate, which means a child is talking to people they did not choose.
The violence is part of the rating. The supervision problem is the strangers.
What to look out for
- Random squads instead of friends.
- Voice chat left on.
- A teammate who wants to keep talking on another app.
- Spending on passes and crates.
Ways to stay safe
These steps are for PUBG. The house rules still apply on every app.
- Do not put your card details on their device. Not in the App Store, Google Play, the game, or PayPal. If you choose to pay, type the card in yourself for that purchase, then remove it.
- Respect the age rating. Younger children do not need this game.
- Play in a pre-made squad of people you know, with voice limited to that squad.
- Remove saved payment methods.
- A request to move to Discord or WhatsApp after one match is a no.
In the news
Published reports you can read yourself. A headline is the proof, not a set of instructions, and this page does not repeat graphic detail.
- Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft have child-safety gaps, Australian regulator finds The same report is about contact with strangers inside online games. PUBG fills squads with people a child did not choose.
A way to start the conversation
You can say: "Your teammate is a stranger, even if you just won together. You can mute them. You do not add them anywhere else without asking me."
Video
Parent briefing
A short video for this guide can be added by an editor. Until then, the written briefing above is the one to use.