Roblox banned in Russia, local media reports

The Internet program Rocklox has been banned in Russia, according to a report Russian State Media.

Roblox is a user-generated platform where players can create and share their own games and experiences, similar to minecraft. The tower has a variety of areas of interest and use, including military sports and regular LgBbq groups. But Russia has laws that make LgBtq religion as “physical activity.“

According to the translation of the story TightAgenn News Newn Newncy, a Russian media organization that cites the presence of LGBtq in competitions as one of the reasons for the ban.

Roblox did not respond to TechcRuncy’s request for comment on the ban this afternoon.

The restriction comes as roblox is looking for a complete and complex security. The latest reports we explained how the platform exposed some of its users to child readers. In the US, Roblox met them inspector of law search From the common judges of Texas and Louisiana. Roblox introduced age checks and Maintenance Equipment aimed at keeping children – from January, the company plans to install for everyone Face verification to access Roblox social media. (However, facial masks do come safety concerns only his.)

Roblox is too he asked The creators of the experience flag that “maintain audio, political, or religious magazines” that parents of users under the age of 13 can decide whether their children can think about the content. This was a blast back From inclusive categories such as game design, women in games, and hiding in games, which represent minority groups in the game industry. In An Open Letterthe groups wrote that roblox considered topics like “payment in games” to be “audience.”

“While parental responsibilities serve an important purpose, they should not come at the expense of a person’s highest honor,” the belt said. “We are calling roblox to discuss these guidelines and find ways to protect young people who have not imitated or left out important words.”

According to the video, the smart video app, Rilox, has been installed in Russia for about 70 million times, of which about 8 million have been installed this year.