JAKARTA – Gaming platform Roblox announced Wednesday it will implement enhanced content restrictions and communication limits for Indonesian players under age 16, responding to the country’s new regulations targeting children’s social media access.
Matt Kaufman, who serves as Roblox’s Chief Safety Officer, confirmed the upcoming changes in a written statement, though the company has not yet revealed specific details about what the new controls will include.
Indonesia’s new ministerial regulation, issued earlier this month, mandates that digital platforms must shut down accounts classified as “high risk” for users younger than 16. Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid announced these deactivations will begin March 28.
“This week, we announced that in order to address regional requirements in Indonesia, we will soon introduce additional controls on content and communication for players under the age of 16 years old in Indonesia,” Kaufman stated.
The Indonesian government has designated several major platforms as high-risk, including Roblox, Instagram, YouTube (owned by Google), and TikTok (owned by China’s ByteDance).
Social media platform X has already responded to the regulations by announcing that beginning March 28, Indonesian users must be at least 16 years old to maintain accounts. The platform explained on its website that Indonesia’s age requirements “prevents age-restricted social media platforms, including X, from letting people under 16 create or keep an account. It’s not our choice – it’s what Indonesian law requires.”
Indonesia joins a growing number of nations, including Australia, that have established restrictions on children’s social media access due to increasing worries about young users’ safety and mental health online.
