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=== Restrictions by country ===
{{See also|Child safety on Roblox#Legal actions and regulation}}
[[File:Map of Roblox restrictions by country.svg|thumb|Roblox restrictions by country]]
Roblox is blocked or [[Video game censorship|banned]] in several countries: [[China]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amir |first=Khitam Al |date=2025-08-21 |title=Roblox blocked in Kuwait over child safety and content concerns |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/roblox-blocked-in-kuwait-over-child-safety-and-content-concerns-1.500240710 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema |language=en}}</ref> [[North Korea]], [[Oman]],<ref name=":33" /> [[Qatar]],<ref name=":34">{{Cite web |last=Online |first=The Peninsula |date=2025-08-13 |title=Popular game platform Roblox inaccessible in Qatar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/08/2025/popular-game-platform-roblox-inaccessible-in-qatar |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref>, and [[Turkey]],<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |last=Cichacki |first=Shaun |date=2024-08-13 |title=Why Turkey Banned Roblox, Explained |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/turkey-bans-roblox-for-the-protection-of-our-children/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919134749/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/turkey-bans-roblox-for-the-protection-of-our-children/ |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, it was banned in the [[United Arab Emirates]] from 2018 to 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cherian |first=Dona |date=2021-03-16 |title=Fact check: Is Roblox unbanned in UAE? |url=https://gulfnews.com/technology/fact-check-is-roblox-unbanned-in-uae-1.1615811567142 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720195428/https://gulfnews.com/technology/fact-check-is-roblox-unbanned-in-uae-1.1615811567142 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema |language=en}}</ref> and [[Guatemala]] issued a warning about the platform to parents in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larios |first=Brenda |date=2021-01-08 |title=Gobierno de Guatemala alerta a padres de familia por videojuego Roblox |website=Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias |url=https://agn.gt/gobierno-de-guatemala-alerta-a-padres-de-familia-por-videojuego-roblox/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |language=es}}</ref> The reasons for these bans differ: Turkey cited content that could promote gambling and [[child sexual abuse]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Chapple |first=Craig |date=2024-08-07 |title=Turkey blocks access to Roblox |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/turkey-blocks-access-to-roblox/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809012647/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/turkey-blocks-access-to-roblox/ |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.pocketgamer.biz |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":31" /><ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2024 |title=Popüler oyun platformu Roblox 'çocuk istismarı' gerekçesiyle engellendi |trans-title=Popular gaming platform Roblox blocked for 'child abuse' |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/c0l8w6gr7zzo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809061624/https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/c0l8w6gr7zzo |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |publisher=BBC |language=tr}}</ref> while Qatar referenced child safety concerns.<ref name=":34" /> Additionally, the Netherlands and Belgium have restricted certain games on the platform due to their regulations on in-game "[[Loot box|lootboxes]]", which give out items based on random or unknown chances, to reduce children's exposure to gambling.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Y. Xiao |first=Leon |date=2023-12-05 |title=Loot box State of Play 2023: A global update on regulation |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/loot-box-state-of-play-2023-a-global-update-on-regulation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116003140/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/loot-box-state-of-play-2023-a-global-update-on-regulation |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref> In February 2025, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' reported that Roblox was under investigation by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Anastasio |first=Cecilia |date=February 7, 2025 |title=SEC Says Game Service Roblox Part of 'Active Investigation' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/sec-confirms-game-service-roblox-part-of-active-investigation |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 11, 2025 |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=2025-02-11 |title='Roblox' is being investigated by the US government |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/roblox-is-being-investigated-by-the-us-government-3836974 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In August 2025, Indonesia requested that Roblox strengthen its chat filters to remove harmful content and enhance child safety,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andriyanto |first1=Heru |title=Indonesia Pressures Roblox to Rein In Chat Features, Remove Harmful Content for Child Safety |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/tech/indonesia-pressures-roblox-to-rein-in-chat-features-remove-harmful-content-for-child-safety |website=[[Jakarta Globe]] |access-date=17 August 2025 |date=15 August 2025}}</ref> warning that failure to comply could result in a ban.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Aisyah |title=Indonesia considers Roblox ban over child safety concerns, ‘immoral’ content |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3321476/indonesia-considers-roblox-ban-over-child-safety-concerns-immoral-content |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=17 August 2025 |date=12 August 2025}}</ref> Authorities in the city of [[Surabaya]] also imposed local bans on Roblox in primary and secondary schools, citing multiple incidents where sexual predators had harassed minors through the platform, following requests from the local Ministry of Education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surabaya Bans Roblox for Students Over Harmful Content |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/tech/surabaya-bans-roblox-for-students-over-harmful-content |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Jakarta Globe}}</ref> In addition, members of Bahrain's parliament also began drafting a bill to ban Roblox in the country following concerns about child safety.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shakkour |first=Sally |title=Following Qatar, Bahrain moves to ban Roblox |url=https://www.albawaba.com/business/following-qatar-bahrain-moves-ban-roblox-1610783 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=Al Bawaba |language=en}}</ref>
In 2025, the Committee for Children's Rights Protection of the Ministry of Education of Kazakhstan<ref>{{Cite web |last=Treshkin |first=Artem |date=2025 |title=Игра Roblox и педофилы: к казахстанским родителям обратились с предупреждением |url=https://regtv.kz/2025/08/25/ent-igra-roblox-i-pedofily-k-kazahstanskim-roditeliam-obratilis-s-predyprejdeniem.html |website=Регистр ТВ Казахстан |language=ru}}</ref> issued a statement alerting parents to the presence of pedophiles on the platform. Subsequently, the General Directorate of Internal Affairs of the City of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan issued a statement recommending that parents restrict minors' access to the platform following the company's failure to protect underage users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Татьяна |date=2025-08-28 |title=ГУВД Бишкека призывает родителей не разрешать детям играть в Roblox - Вести.kg - Новости Кыргызстана |url=https://vesti.kg/obshchestvo/item/142681-guvd-bishkeka-prosit-roditelej-ne-davat-detyam-igrat-v-roblox.html |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=vesti.kg |language=ru-ru}}</ref>
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