Roblox to Introduce New Controls in Indonesia to Comply With Child Social Media Block

Roblox to Introduce New Controls in Indonesia to Comply With Child Social Media Block
A boy poses for a photo while holding a game pad in front of a screen displaying the logo of the children's gaming platform Roblox, in this illustration taken on Dec. 8, 2025. Ramil Sitdikov/Illustration/Reuters
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JAKARTA, ‌March 25—Videogame platform Roblox will introduce ‌content and communications controls for players under 16 in Indonesia to ‌comply with the country’s social media ⁠block for children, Matt Kaufman, Roblox’s Chief Safety Officer, said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.

Indonesia will require platforms to deactivate “high risk”social media accounts for ⁠under 16s, according to a ministerial regulation issued earlier this month.