School shootings don’t happen in the Philippines, or so we thought. The San Jose National High School shooting in Tacloban last June 22, 2026, has shaken the country to its core. The inconceivable aftermath of the tragedy has seen three fatalities, 20 injuries, and two arrests. These have all...
Roblox Kids and Roblox Select launch globally, aligning users’ access to games and features with their age. Users are automatically placed into the appropriate account for their age. Kids and Select users will find the vast majority of their favorite games and discover new favorites amongst the...
Senator Imee Marcos has warned Roblox against total ban if it won 't immediately act on addressing child safety and online abuse on its platform. According to Marcos, it is going to be a "game over" for the online gaming platform if it won 't comply with changes it is being asked to...
Recently, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has revealed that terrorist groups are using online games to groom children into committing acts of violence , such as mass shootings or burning down schools. These are foreign groups, according to the PNP, which makes it challenging to go after them....
Several extremist groups are allegedly tapping online games such as the immensely popular Roblox to groom, influence, and exploit Filipino youth in connection with acts of violence, authorities told senators in a panel investigation on Tuesday, April 14. During the Senate inquiry led by the...
Roblox Corporation announced two new age-based accounts for younger users on Roblox: Roblox Kids for users ages 5 to 8 and Roblox Select for users ages 9 to 15. When they roll out in early June, these accounts will more closely align content access, communication settings, and parental controls...
This comes after a meeting with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), PNP, Digital Pinoy, and with Roblox officials. Roblox officials have demonstrated child safety features, as well as monitoring activities,...
The 15-day deadline for Roblox will end next week. By then we will know for certain if Roblox will be banned in the country or not. PLDT and Smart have issued statements that they are ready to ban the platform. Last week, Globe announced they were ready when it was needed . Roblox is facing much...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, March 30 renewed his push for the government to consider banning social media use for minors, following Indonesia’s implementation of a new government regulation prohibiting children younger than 16 from accessing digital platforms. Gatchalian, chairman of...
Globe affirms its full support and reiterates its cooperation with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) regarding the blocking of the gaming platform...
Predators exist inside the community of Roblox, targeting children to be groomed and exploited. Indeed, it is a user-generated problem, and Roblox appears to not be doing enough to protect its players. Therefore, for the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the National...
The Philippine government is eyeing restrictions on Roblox, placing child safety at the center of its online crackdown, after the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) urged telcos to prepare for a potential nationwide block. In a statement issued Wednesday, March 25, CICC said...
