Russia ends Roblox block
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry announced that Roblox is no longer blocked in the country.
The platform’s administration had “fully complied with Russian legal requirements on user safety,” the ministry said.
Roblox was blocked in early December 2025. At the time, Roskomnadzor said that it was hosting “extremist” content and “LGBT propaganda.”
Later, Russian authorities said Roblox’s management was willing to cooperate in order to have the platform unblocked, and that negotiations were underway.
On June 9, the Digital Development Ministry said the platform had created the “necessary conditions to protect the rights and interests of Russian users.” The ministry asked “relevant law enforcement authorities” to lift the restrictions.
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