LONDON: Video game platform Roblox will introduce content and communications controls in Indonesia for players under 16 to comply with the country’s new social media restrictions for children, the company’s chief safety officer, Matt Kaufman, said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Ministry issued a regulation earlier this month requiring platforms to deactivate “high risk” social media accounts held by under-16s, with the measure to take effect on March 28, according to Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid.
Roblox, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok were among the platforms designated as high risk.
“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 said, without providing further details on what those controls would entail.
Social media platform X announced that from March 28, Indonesian users must be at least 16 years old to hold an account.
