Tips for parents

Across the world, governments are strengthening measures to protect children online by introducing age verification requirements and parental consent mechanisms for social media and online platforms.

Kazakhstan is also considering amendments that would require users under the age of 16 to obtain parental or legal guardian consent before registering on online platforms. In this post, we explore international approaches and the proposed changes in Kazakhstan.

The Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan has sent official requests to the App Store and Google Play asking for Roblox to be removed for users in Kazakhstan.

According to the ministry's analysis, the platform contains content associated with the dissemination of information promoting suicide.

In 2025, appeals were submitted to the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs requesting that Roblox be blocked.

Against this backdrop, Roblox announced the introduction of biometric age estimation and additional safety measures for underage users.

In St. Petersburg, a 12-year-old schoolgirl became a victim of fraud after unknown individuals convinced her to take her mother's bank card and hand over money to a courier.

Kazakhstan has launched an interactive map of individuals convicted of child sexual abuse. It includes real photographs and addresses.

For some, this is a tool to help protect children. For others, it raises questions about privacy, rehabilitation, and lifelong public stigma.

Scammers are coming up with new schemes to trick people into revealing personal information through online games, including via video calls.

A "prize" in a children's game turned into the loss of all the money in a bank account.

In this carousel, we explain how the scam works and share simple rules that can help children and parents avoid falling victim to fraud.