Roblox announced it will require facial age verification for all users under 16 in Indonesia, aligning with the country’s new restrictions on minors using digital platforms and social media. The change affects around 23 million accounts identified through a facial age estimation tool, according to Roblox vice-president and global head of public policy Nicky Jackson Colaco at a Jakarta press conference on May 5, 2026 [1].
The verification process asks players to take a video selfie, which is used to estimate their age. Roblox stressed that the selfie data is deleted immediately after the age estimate is made, with Colaco stating, “We don’t keep anything” [1].
In Indonesia, Roblox will operate two age-based account categories: Roblox Kids for ages 5 to 12, which will not allow any chat features, and Roblox Select for ages 13 to 15, where chat is limited to parents or approved family and friends [1].
Users who do not use the facial age tool or have no age estimate will be automatically placed into a Roblox Kids account, with chat functions disabled. Colaco noted, “Any user in Indonesia who has not used that tool, who has no facial age estimated, will be automatically placed in a Roblox Kids account and will not have access to chat.” These measures aim to comply with Indonesia’s regulations targeting minors’ digital safety and social media usage [1].
The rollout of these account types and age verification will affect millions of Indonesian Roblox users under 16. The facial age verification system will automatically transition relevant accounts into the new categories based on the scan results [1].
