Kemenppppa coordination along with Komdigi-thickdasmen assesses the impact of Roblox games

Jakarta – Minister of Empowerment and Child Protection (Minister of PPPA) Arifatul Choiri Fauzi said his party revised the impact of the Roblox play loved by children. Arifatul said his ministry with the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Education and the Center was coordinated on this. “Medium, medium (revised). We also coordinated with Komdigi, with the Minister of Education and Coordination, also coordinated with each other,” Aryatul said the questions of reporters at the Nusantara IV MPR/DPR/DPD ri Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday (18/8/2025). Browse to continue with the content that Arifatul pushes on Roblox games should be improved. However, if the negative impact is too great, he does not exclude that the possibility of the game platform can be blocked. “Maybe if it can still be corrected, it can be improved, it will be better. But if it is already considered very disturbing and negative, it is better to be closed or blocked. But we will see first, first review,” he said. Arifatul acknowledged that he had heard many public complaints related to the Roblox game. It was said that the game caused several negative consequences, such as children being lazy. “When we see from the public’s opinion, there are indeed many who want to be blocked. Because all the impact is very influential for children,” Arifatul said. “Especially for children, yes. Because if we see that they have to forget the other activities, because it is focused on the game,” he continued. On the other hand, he judged that the Roblox game contained violence that is also very dangerous for children. Especially according to him, many children are not wise to use devices. “If something that affects violence is very dangerous. Because our children are sometimes not wise to use gadgets,” he concluded. Previously, the Roblox game became a public concern after the match was highlighted by Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti. Abdul Mu’ti banned students from playing Roblox because it was considered violence. According to him, children from the elementary school could not distinguish the real world and engineering. “With their level of ability not enough, they sometimes mimic at what they see,” Mu’ti said, quoted by Detikdu. Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications and Digital (Menkomdigi) Me founda Hafid asked the developers to improve the system on the platform to be in line with the rules of child protection in Indonesia. “We emphasize the importance of respecting and executing the rules of child protection that applies here,” Me founda was cited from his written statement Thursday (8/14). (Ond/FCA)