Roblox said it aims to provide the best possible experience for Egypt’s gaming and content-creator community and remains committed to offering a safe and positive environment for learning, creativity, and play.
The company clarified that it regularly cooperates with competent authorities across countries to develop solutions that align with local values and a shared commitment to user safety. It said it welcomes cooperation with Egyptian authorities to ensure a safe and positive environment for all.
Roblox said safety is a top priority, noting that users are not allowed to share images or videos via chat. It said it invests heavily in safety measures, uses advanced detection technologies, and operates a 24-hour human moderation team to identify and block inappropriate content or behaviour.
The company acknowledged that no system is without challenges but said it has built a strict protection framework and continues to invest in new safety solutions.
Roblox said that in 2025 alone, it rolled out more than 145 safety-related updates. These included making age estimation mandatory for access to chat features to limit interactions between minors and adults, a measure the company said it was the first platform to introduce.
Egypt’s media regulator has ordered the blocking of Roblox starting Wednesday, following coordination between the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA).
The decision followed a proposal submitted earlier by Senator Walaa Radwan, who called for tighter oversight of the platform, citing potential risks to children and adolescents.
The move brings Egypt in line with several countries that have blocked, restricted, or imposed regulations on Roblox over child-safety and content-related concerns.
Launched in 2006, the US-based platform allows users to play games and create their own interactive “experiences” using built-in development tools.
The SCMR said the decision falls within the government’s broader efforts to regulate digital platforms and strengthen safeguards for minors online.
Earlier this week, the cabinet discussed measures to protect children from harmful content on social media and online gaming platforms.
In parallel, the House of Representatives has announced plans to study draft legislation regulating children’s use of social media.
These steps follow President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's instructions to review British and Australian laws that restrict children’s access to social media platforms.
On Tuesday, French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to take effect at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe.
Spain has just announced plans to join a growing international drive to restrict children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, as governments move to curb online harm to minors.
Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the current digital environment as a “wild west” for children.
Sánchez said social media platforms had effectively become a “failed state,” arguing that laws are routinely ignored, disinformation spreads faster than facts, and many users are exposed to hate speech.
He warned that algorithms distort public debate while personal data and images are exploited and sold, leaving children exposed to addiction, abuse, pornography, manipulation, and violence.
Under the proposed plan, children under 16 would be barred from using social media, with platforms required to enforce robust age-verification systems rather than relying on self-declared checkboxes.
The initiative would also introduce executive accountability, making senior company officials responsible for illegal or harmful content hosted on their platforms.
The proposal would further criminalize the manipulation of algorithms to amplify illegal or harmful material, establish monitoring mechanisms to track how platforms contribute to social division or hate speech, and allow investigations into the misuse of artificial intelligence tools and major platforms, including TikTok and Instagram.
Sánchez said Spain has joined a coalition of four other European countries committed to stricter, faster, and more effective regulation of social media, building on existing EU digital rules designed to hold platforms accountable for harmful content and algorithmic amplification.
The New York Times has reported that countries including France, Malaysia, and Denmark are considering or developing similar measures amid rising concerns over online abuse, mental health impacts, and social media addiction.
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