Russia has lifted its ban on the popular gaming platform Roblox after tens of thousands of children and parents sent letters complaining about the measure.The platform, which allows users to build their own games and share them with others, was among Russia’s most popular mobile games, tying third with TikTok in usage time among children in early 2025, according to Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based global cybersecurity firm.In a statement published on Wednesday, Russia’s digital ministry said Roblox had successfully implemented measures to “protect children, including by launching a mechanism to restrict access to games by age group”.
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Disgruntled parents and children force Russia to remove Roblox ban
Russia's digital ministry has lifted a ban on the gaming platform Roblox following widespread complaints from tens of thousands of children and parents. The platform, which enables users to create and share games, was a highly popular mobile game in Russia, ranking third in usage time among children in early 2025, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-11 · 09:53 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Russia's digital ministry has lifted a ban on the gaming platform Roblox following widespread complaints from tens of thousands of children and parents. The platform, which enables users to create and share games, was a highly popular mobile game in Russia, ranking third in usage time among children in early 2025, according to Kaspersky Lab. The ministry stated that Roblox has implemented measures to protect children, including an age-based restriction system for games. The decision to lift the ban was made after these implemented measures were reviewed.
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Russia has lifted its ban on the popular gaming platform Roblox.
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Roblox had successfully implemented measures to “protect children, including by launching a mechanism to restrict access to games by age group”.
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Roblox was among Russia’s most popular mobile games, tying third with TikTok in usage time among children in early 2025.
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Tens of thousands of children and parents sent letters complaining about the measure.
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