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Buenos Aires Blocks Roblox on School Networks After Suspected Grooming Report

Officials cast the move as a targeted preventive step within the city’s school digital‑safety program.

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El Ministerio de educación de CABA, bloqueó el acceso al videojuego Roblox, el más jugado por niños en el mundo.
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Overview

  • The restriction began October 31 and applies across all networks in schools run by the Buenos Aires City education system.
  • The report that prompted the action involved a suspected grooming incident outside school hours, according to the ministry.
  • Education officials say the measure complements existing filters on school networks, ESET antivirus on Plan Sarmiento devices, and a School Protocol for Digital Violence.
  • Communities can request additional site or app blocks via the Internet Segura portal, and the city says it has already blocked more than 1,000 illegal gambling and game sites.
  • The ministry is preparing training and materials for teachers, families, and students on safer use of online platforms, stressing this is not a blanket ban on videogames.