Parenting in the digital minefield

In another space: Children playing online games on their mobile phones along the roadside in Jakarta. — Filepic/AFP

EARLIER this year, my 14-year-old son Salman was inconsolable. He’s a sensitive kid, sure, but this was different. His 16-year-old brother Hiro spilled the beans: “Salman got scammed on his online game platform.”

In the game with those blocky avatars and cartoony landscapes? How bad could it be? I tried what any clueless dad would.