Roblox ban deadline don extend go reach April 10 as CICC dey demand security fixes

Philippines Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) don extend di deadline for Roblox ban reach April 10, 2026, after Roblox Corporation talk with DICT and CICC about safety reforms. CICC Executive Director Renato “Aboy” Paraiso talk say Roblox must do non-negotiable changes—fix systemic safety wahala and open physical office for Philippines make direct coordination possible. CICC talk say di current Roblox safeguards no strong, mention say KYC/age verification weak. Dem point to cases wey users wey register as 7 years old still fit access mature content. CICC also raise OSAEC risk wey dey inside in-game messaging, claim say dem don misuse am for weapons/drug transactions and recruit for child pornography. If Roblox no fit show “verifiable effectiveness” of dia reforms by April 10, CICC talk say network-level shutdown infrastructure don ready, including to block access and “ban even the application.” Globe Telecom say dem ready to do network-wide blocks for wired and wireless services. Roblox executives supposed to meet authorities April 7–9, but CICC warn say no business-as-usual negotiations—only reforms to prevent harm and avoid Roblox ban. For crypto traders, dis one na mainly policy and tech-sector headline risk, no be direct token catalyst, but e fit drive short-term sentiment around platform compliance, creator-economy exposure, and regulatory escalation narratives for digital ecosystems.