Indonesia considers Roblox ban over child safety concerns, ‘immoral' content
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'There is a lot of violence in the game. Sometimes children don't understand that what they see isn't real,' Indonesian education minister Abdul Mu'ti said on August 4, adding that the platform could drive an increase in youth violence if young students mimic behaviours witnessed in the games.
Roblox encourages creativity by allowing users to design and play their own games. However, the platform's voice chat function has raised concerns, with some warning that it can lead to violent or inappropriate interactions.
While Roblox does not enforce a specific age limit for registration, users under 13 have their chat access restricted and are subject to automatic content filtering.
Dr Gatra Priyandita, a senior analyst in cybertechnology and security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said the threat to ban Roblox fitted into a broader pattern of digital regulation in Indonesia.
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