DICT Won’t Ban Roblox After Safety Commitments

Possible Roblox ban ‘not yet off the table’; discussions still ongoing

A possible ban on Roblox is “not yet off the table” even if the DICT and CICC have met with the gaming platform’s representatives.

DICT won’t ban Roblox after safety commitments

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it will not ban access to Roblox in the Philippines after the platform committed to strengthen its safety measures. “Roblox laid out and explained stricter safeguards on its platform, including tighter monitoring, reporting mechanisms, and age-appropriate content controls,” DICT said in a statement on Tuesday. The DICT, together with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordina…

DICT cancels plans to ban popular online gaming platform

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday cancelled plans to ban online gaming platform Roblox in the Philippines after it presented “stricter safeguards, including tighter monitoring, improved reporting mechanisms, and age-appropriate content controls.”In a statement on Tuesday, the DICT said the decision to cancel ban was reached following its meeting with the Cybercrime Investigation a…

No ban for 'Roblox' for now

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday, April 7 said that there would currently be no ban on the game Roblox, after the agency’s meeting with Roblox officials, along with representatives from the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, the Philippine National Police, and the advocacy group Digital Pinoys.  The Roblox officials were not named in the agency’s posts. Roblox offi…

DICT nixes plan to ban Roblox

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday announced that it  has abandoned plans to ban Roblox in the country, following the online gaming platform’s commitment to enhance safeguards amid child safety concerns.

Roblox won't be banned in the Philippines after child safety talks

The Philippine government has no plans to ban Roblox, officials said Tuesday, April 7, and instead will press the platform for stronger child safety measures amid mounting concerns over online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.