Roblox has been blocked in Russia

Roblox has been blocked in Russia. This was reported by RBC, citing Roskomnadzor.

Roskomnadzor restricted access to the popular game due to “materials promoting extremist and terrorist activities, as well as popularising LGBT themes.”

The agency believes that Roblox “may have a negative impact on the spiritual and moral development of children”: “Children in the game are subjected to sexual harassment, coerced into sharing intimate photos, encouraged to engage in lewd acts and violence—after all, Roblox is popular among paedophiles, who make contact with minors directly in the game’s chats and then take things into real life.”

• Roblox is very popular in Russia—for example, in 2023 it became the most downloaded mobile game. The app was downloaded 10 million times.