Roblox will 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 U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox, in this illustration taken December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Illustration

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.

(Reporting by ​Stanley ‌Widianto; Editing ​by David Stanway)