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        "msgid": "roblox-finally-complies-with-indonesian-rules-app-undergoes-total-overhaul-1777552246",
        "date": "2026-04-30 18:10:00",
        "title": "Roblox Finally Complies with Indonesian Rules, App Undergoes Total Overhaul",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Roblox has committed to complying with Indonesia's age restriction regulations under PP Tunas, becoming the eighth platform to meet the requirements, as announced by Minister Meutya Hafid. The platform introduces age-based accounts\u2014Roblox Kids for ages 5-12 without any chat features and Roblox Select for 13-15 with restricted stranger chats\u2014along with mandatory facial verification to enforce age-appropriate content and parental controls. This move affects Indonesia's 23 million child accounts out of 45 million total users, ensuring safer online experiences for minors amid government efforts to protect young users.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Roblox has finally complied with\nIndonesia\u2019s regulations on age restrictions for using online platforms,\nPP Tunas. Consequently, all eight platforms listed to follow the rules\nhave now met the existing requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, what we want to convey is that today Roblox has submitted its\ncompliance commitment to Komdigi,\u201d said the Minister of Komdigi, Meutya\nHafid, during a press conference on Thursday (30\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Roblox\u2019s compliance differs somewhat from other social media\nplatforms. The gaming app does not block accounts for children under 16\nyears old but restricts the chat features within it.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Roblox differentiates games presented to users under 13\nyears old and those under 16 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoblox is launching Roblox Kids and Roblox Select in Indonesia.\nThese are age-based account types for users under 16 years old, which\nwill be specifically tailored for Indonesia to fully comply with PP\nTunas,\u201d said Nicky Jackson Colaco, VP of Global Public Policy at\nRoblox.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that Roblox Kids for ages 5-12 will have no chat\nfeatures at all. Meanwhile, Roblox Select for ages 13-15 cannot use chat\nwith strangers under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Only parents can permit appropriate communication, such as with close\nfamily members and friends. Children will also be placed in suitable\naccounts, and parents will have strict control over their children\u2019s\naccounts.<\/p>\n<p>Users will be required to undergo facial verification to ensure they\nare of sufficient age to play. If an age under 16 is detected or\nverification is not performed, communication features and restrictions\nwill be applied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, this is what is important: those who do not undergo age\nverification will have their chats disabled. This includes the\npossibility that someone over 16 does not perform facial verification;\ntheir communication features will also be automatically disabled, and\nthere will be restrictions on games to those suitable for young\nchildren,\u201d said Meutya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, another feature is, as we mentioned earlier, there are\nrestrictions on games according to age classification. So, games that\ncan be viewed by those under 13 will differ from those viewed by under\n16, and by those over 16,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>For information, there are 23 million child accounts on Roblox out of\na total of 45 million accounts in Indonesia.<\/p>",
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