The Korea Game User Association (KGUA) has pointed out issues regarding the rating classification of the global metaverse platform 'Roblox,' demanding immediate government action and a comprehensive overhaul of the system.

Roblox hosts millions of User Generated Content (UGC) pieces within its platform, each functioning as an individual game. However, instead of performing rating classifications for individual content as a 'self-rating business operator' under the current Game Industry Promotion Act, Roblox operates under a single, unified rating for the entire platform.

The association argues that this structure has caused serious side effects. Despite the mandatory disclosure of probability-type item information following amendments to the Game Act, many individual games within Roblox do not disclose their probability information.

Furthermore, the association pointed out that there is no qualitative control over the content. In fact, content mocking the 'Gwangju Democratization Movement' or games like 'The National Assembly of That Day,' which evokes specific events, have been published on the platform. The primary user base of Roblox consists of minors, including elementary school students. The association emphasized the severity of the situation, stating, "It is highly concerning that content distorting historical facts and consuming them in a provocative manner is being exposed to young students without any defense."

Lee Chul-woo, a lawyer specializing in gaming and head of the association, raised his voice, saying, "Treating a platform where numerous individual games operate as a single game is an administrative practice detached from reality. Government agencies must take immediate administrative action to designate Roblox as a self-rating business operator and force it to ensure that self-rating for individual internal game content is conducted swiftly and transparently."

In addition, the association stated that this incident should serve as an opportunity to redefine game classification standards for metaverse platforms in general. Despite the fact that other metaverse platforms, such as Naver Z's 'Zepeto,' contain numerous contents that function as games, they are also not classified as 'games.'

Chairman Lee Chul-woo added, "We should no longer tolerate the loophole of avoiding the regulations of the Game Industry Act simply because they carry the 'metaverse' label. To protect users, a swift institutional overhaul is needed under the grand principle of 'same content, same regulation.'"