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Access to Roblox has been banned in Russia, as the country’s authorities have deemed it a host of “LGBT propaganda.”
Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced the move last night, news agency Reuters has reported, blocking the giant gaming platform to Russian citizens.
In a statement explaining its decision, Roskomnadzor said it had removed the ability to access Roblox as it was “rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children.”
By many measures the biggest game in the world, with more than 151.1 million daily active users, Roblox hosts countless player-made game experiences — including breakout hits such as Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot that enjoy player counts bigger than anything on Steam.
It’s unclear exactly which games on the Roblox platform have prompted Russia’s ire, though the country has taken an increasingly strict approach to any content featuring LGBT themes in recent years. In 2013, Russia implemented the Law for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating a Denial of Traditional Family Values, which was designed to mark LGBT content as contradictory to traditional Russian values.
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