US EditionRussia bans Roblox over claims it spreads extremist and LGBTQ "propaganda"
Russian authorities cite extremist content and LGBTQ propaganda in Roblox, which has over 70 million installs in Russia, as reasons for the nationwide ban.
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Russia Blocks Gaming Platform Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns
Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked Roblox, a U.S. gaming platform popular with children, accusing it of allowing the dissemination of extremist materials and “LGBT propaganda.” Roskomnadzor on Dec. 3 told reporters that it had restricted user access “over registered facts of massive and repeated dissemination of materials with propaganda and justification of extremist and terrorist activities, calls for committing ille…
Russia bans Roblox over claims it spreads extremist and LGBTQ "propaganda"
Russia has banned Roblox in the country over fears that it is rife with inappropriate content that can "negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children." According to state-owned news agency TASS, the measure was taken due to the site's systematic distribution of materials containing propaganda and justification of...Read Entire Article
The popular online game Roblox has been banned in Russia. The state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has ostensibly justified the move on the grounds of child protection. The organization explained that “children encounter pedophiles in game chats, and in some cases this spills over into real life.” Roskomnadzor also alleges that Roblox promotes LGBT propaganda and encourages minors to commit violent crimes, extremism, and terrorism. Russia’s Krem…
Roblox is officially banned in Russia for hosting LGBTQ+ content, which it deems propaganda
Roblox has once again fallen afoul of a government, only this time it’s hiding behind an even thinner veneer of Protecting the Children™ than the arguably performative lawsuits filed by attorneys general in several U.S. states: The Russian communications watchdog group Roskomnadzor has officially blocked the games platform in the country, citing what it calls […]
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