Malaysia is studying whether Roblox and other online games need tighter rules to keep children safe. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told Parliament on October 29, 2026, that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is reviewing online gaming risks, and that any new measures will be “evidence-based” and proportionate to the risks found.
No new restrictions have been announced yet. The review is focused on how players interact with each other inside games, what content children are exposed to, and what safety tools game companies already provide.
What the MCMC review of online games covers
Fahmi made the remarks while winding up the debate on the 2027 budget for the communications ministry in the Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia’s lower house, according to a Bernama report published by Free Malaysia Today.
He said MCMC is working with the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) to study gaming trends and risks, including user-to-user interactions, in-game content, and the safeguards platforms already use. The study is also looking at how other countries regulate online games so that Malaysia can adopt suitable protections.
Separately, the CMCF is running a public consultation to draft a gaming sub-code, a set of industry guidelines for online games. App store operators, local and international game developers, online safety experts, the esports industry, lawyers, and researchers are among the groups being consulted.
Why Roblox is in focus
Roblox, a platform hugely popular with children, was named as one of the services under review. The minister did not announce any Roblox-specific findings. However, the platform has faced growing scrutiny worldwide over child safety, and Malaysia’s government has discussed the issue with Roblox in the past, according to earlier reports in the Malaysian press.
Fahmi said protecting children online should be a shared responsibility of families, schools, communities, government agencies, and service providers. For now, the government is prioritizing parental controls on devices and online services through a safe internet campaign that has been allocated RM58.7 million in the budget. The campaign targets students, parents, guardians, teachers, and local communities.
Wider online safety figures shared in Parliament
The minister also shared figures on other online harms. Between January 2022 and September 2026, authorities took down 14,706 instances of child sexual abuse material and pornography and blocked 5,170 pornographic websites. From January 2023 to mid-October 2026, 5,341 complaints of cyberbullying and harassment were lodged. On online gambling, 828,438 posts were removed and 7,411 illegal gambling domains were blocked between January 2022 and mid-September 2026.
Key details
- Who: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, MCMC and CMCF
- What: Review of whether online games, including Roblox, need tighter rules
- When: Announced in Parliament on October 29, 2026
- Next step: Public consultation on a gaming sub-code
- New rules yet? No, none announced so far
- Safe internet campaign budget: RM58.7 million
Sources: Bernama via Free Malaysia Today; background from The Star.
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