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Philippines joins Asia’s push for stronger online age checks

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The Philippines has signed an agreement with Roblox, which will see the social gaming platform integrate the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) into its age assurance stack in the country. It has also engaged Meta in conversations about online safety for minors and the swift removal of explicit deepfake content. The moves are in keeping with a wave of regional legislation that is seeing Asia become a testing ground for social media age assurance models, and the market for age assurance tools growing at pace. Roblox under pressure after online safety concerns The Philippines’ action is root ed in concern over a recent school shooting that has been linked to a Roblox user. The August 18 shooting, which occurred in the city of Zamboanga, was live streamed by the assailant, a Grade 9 student who killed a schoolmate and himself. A report in the South China Morning Post quotes the Philippines’ Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, who claims authorities have a “great degree of confidenc