Qatar Bans Popular ‘Roblox’ Gaming Platform Due to Child Safety Concerns

Qatar Bans Popular ‘Roblox’ Gaming Platform Due to Child Safety Concerns

The government of Qatar has blocked access to the popular gaming platform Roblox after a storm of complaints on social media about the safety of children playing the games. As of Wednesday, Roblox users in Qatar found themselves confronted by “No Network” and “Site Cannot Be Reached” errors when attempting to access the games from the Roblox app or website. The app is still available for download from Apple and Google Play in Qatar, but it canno…

Roblox’s ban of a user named ‘Schlep’ has ignited a crisis for the mega-popular gaming platform

A gaming platform used by nearly 400 million people a month is in turmoil after the company that owns it banned a user who goes by the name Schlep.