https://www.scmp.com/rss/523242/feed Roblox: An American video game developer based in San Mateo, California, Roblox operates an online entertainment platform. It specialises in providing tools like Roblox Studio for users to create, play, and socialise within immersive 3D digital worlds, driven by user-generated content. Primarily targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha, with a growing older demographic, Roblox boasts 88.9 million daily active users globally. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction. With the move, Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to ban children from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox. It follows measures that Australia took last year in a world-first social... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3348232/indonesia-begins-social-media-ban-children-under-16?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3348232/indonesia-begins-social-media-ban-children-under-16?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:30:08 +0000 Alan Robles Alan Robles Philippine police have foiled a school shooting and rescued seven students radicalised by “foreigners” online to stage an attack in Laguna province near Manila, amid growing calls for stronger parental safeguards against digital threats. Officers rounded up the suspects – five boys and two girls, aged 12 to 17 – on February 2 after receiving a tip-off about an alleged plot they intended to carry out a fortnight later, the Philippine Star reported. The teens, who were turned over to social... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3347111/philippine-police-thwart-roblox-linked-school-shooting-plot-7-teens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3347111/philippine-police-thwart-roblox-linked-school-shooting-plot-7-teens?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:22:21 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar Indonesia will begin restricting access to some social media platforms for users under 16 from March 28, marking one of the region’s toughest moves yet to curb children’s exposure to harmful online content. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid announced the measure on Friday, saying the government had signed a regulation that would gradually stop children under 16 from holding accounts on platforms deemed “high risk”. Hafid said the rule would apply to platforms such as... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345763/indonesia-ban-under-16s-high-risk-social-media-platforms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345763/indonesia-ban-under-16s-high-risk-social-media-platforms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 The Star The Star Roblox has pledged to improve safety through the use of artificial intelligence technology and human monitoring after a Malaysian boy allegedly stabbed his brother over a dispute linked to the online gaming platform. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the company expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Malaysian government, particularly on data sharing and compliance with regulations. In a social media post on Monday, Yeoh raised her concerns over child safety on the popular... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331283/roblox-vows-step-monitoring-after-malaysian-boy-stabs-brother-game-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331283/roblox-vows-step-monitoring-after-malaysian-boy-stabs-brother-game-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:37:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Gaming giant Roblox Corp has agreed to curb the risk of adults grooming children on its platform in Australia, the country’s online watchdog said on Monday. The popular site, which lets players build their own games, has committed to bringing in new measures by the end of 2025, said eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Australia has been a leader in global efforts to prevent internet harm, introducing a ban on social media access to children under 16 and other measures focused on child... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3325510/roblox-agrees-anti-child-grooming-measures-australia-watchdog-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3325510/roblox-agrees-anti-child-grooming-measures-australia-watchdog-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:32:38 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Want to get Generation Alpha into cinemas? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies, according to a new research report, but the franchises they care about are not the traditional Hollywood popcorn fare. Seven of the top 10 entertainment franchises that the youngest generation of movie-goers cares about are video game properties, according to a recent study by the US-based National Research Group (NRG). The top five titles that Gen Alpha kids – generally considered to be those... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324273/gen-alphas-entertainment-trends-revolve-around-video-games-why-matters-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324273/gen-alphas-entertainment-trends-revolve-around-video-games-why-matters-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:15:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification On August 15, 1945, Japanese emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender. Eighty years later, the country’s diplomatic progress is still fraught with difficulty, subject to the United States’... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3324012/victory-day-marking-japans-surrender-chance-learn-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3324012/victory-day-marking-japans-surrender-chance-learn-history?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Surrounded by virtual cliffs and a cascading waterfall, dragon riders on Roblox’s massive online gaming platform immerse themselves in a memorable scene from the new How to Train Your Dragon movie, a remake of the 2010 animated box-office hit of the same name. In the sequence, the young Viking Hiccup reaches out his hand to touch Toothless, the black, green-eyed dragon he once feared. After players feed Toothless enough digital fish, their avatars reach out to pet the dragon, mimicking the scene... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316111/why-hollywood-turning-roblox-and-other-gaming-platforms-tempt-gen-z-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316111/why-hollywood-turning-roblox-and-other-gaming-platforms-tempt-gen-z-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:15:08 +0000