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28 minutes agoEgypt to block Roblox for all users
Egypt has banned the Roblox gaming platform, citing child protection concerns and coordinating enforcement through national media and telecommunications regulators.
According to Reuters, Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (often shortened to just Roskomnadzor) said the online multiplayer game creation platform was "rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children." The communications watchdog accused Roblox of distributing extremist materials, including "LGBT propaganda." The BBC corroborated Reuters, stating local Russian media reported that Roskomnadzor had blocked Roblox's access because terrorism-related content and LGBTQIA+ information are often found on the platform.
Russia's government has blocked access to popular gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns over child safety, terrorism and LGBTQ+ content. The country's media regulator Roskomnadzor claimed the US game, which has an estimate user base of 85.3 million daily active players, is inundated with "calls for violent crimes, and LGBT propaganda" and "inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children".