The Roblox game online platform at Roskomnadzor’s request eliminated the video games that promote LGBT*movements. This was informed to Tass in the department’s press service.
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“In accordance with article 15.1 of Law No. 149-FZ, after including links to the registration (prohibited information-RB.RU), Roskomnadzor sent a requirement to eliminate illegal content to the accommodation supplier and the owner of the Internet resource .
When commenting on the regulator’s decision, the head of the video game industry organization, Vasily Ovchinnikov, declared that the complaint was originally “to the servers with games whose names directly contained the LGBT abbreviation* in Russian “
Ovchinnikov added that, together with the members of the Association of Metavselniy (Armet) market, it was possible to contact Roblox’s support and management and “explain the characteristics of Russia’s legislation.”
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Roblox was released in 2006 by American businessmen David Bazuka and Eric Kassel, the platform allows you to create their own games and play projects developed by other users. Armmet clarified that Roblox “has gone beyond a simple game and became a complete ecosystem to learn and develop digital skills among young people.”
In addition, the association indicated that “many Russian companies and IT specialists introduce their own projects within the platform, using it to promote brands and create new tools to interact with the audience.”
*LGBT is recognized in Russia as an extremist movement, its activity is prohibited.
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