"The ban comes as Roblox faces broader safety and moderation challenges. Recent reports have highlighted how the platform exposed some of its underage users to child predators. In the U.S., Roblox has faced legal probes from the attorneys general in Texas and Louisiana. Roblox has since introduced age checks and content moderation tools aimed at keeping children safe - beginning in January, the company plans to implement mandatory facial verification to access Roblox's chat features."
"Roblox has also asked developers to flag experiences that "are primarily themed on a sensitive social, political, or religious issue" so that the parents of users under 13 years old can decide if their children can access that content. This sparked backlash from advocacy groups like Out Making Games, Women in Games, and BAME in Games, which represent minority groups in the gaming industry. In an open letter, the groups wrote that Roblox considered topics like "pay equity in sports" to be "sensitive.""
"The online gaming platform Roblox has been banned in Russia, according to a report from Russian state media. Roblox is a user-generated content platform where players can create and share their own games and experiences, similar to Minecraft. The platform hosts various interest-based and affinity communities, including military roleplaying games and LGBTQ solidarity groups. But Russia has laws designating public LGBTQ advocacy as " extremist activity. ""
Russia banned Roblox, citing the presence of LGBTQ content and laws that designate public LGBTQ advocacy as extremist activity. Roblox is a user-generated platform hosting player-created games and affinity communities, including military roleplay and LGBTQ solidarity groups. Russian communications authorities cited LGBTQ content as a factor in the ban. Roblox faces safety and moderation challenges, including reports of underage users exposed to child predators and U.S. legal probes in Texas and Louisiana. Roblox introduced age checks and content moderation tools, plans mandatory facial verification for chat, and asked developers to flag experiences on sensitive social, political, or religious issues, prompting backlash from advocacy groups.
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