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....
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,...
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...