Roblox it was banned in Egypt, which means another country where the game was banned Roblox is one of the most popular games on the planet, it is certainly not without controversy.
Roblox has billions of registered players and no shortage of active players, with the game reporting over 100 million daily active users as of September 2025. Roblox is trying to prove it's a safe platform for kids to play games, bans like these continue to challenge those efforts.
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Roblox is banned in Egypt
A new Bloomberg report showed this Roblox was banned in Egypt by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation. The move follows Egyptian Senator Walaa Hermas Radwandid calling for regulation Robloxsharing concerns about the game's impact on children's morals and educational values, as well as children's ability to communicate directly with strangers. Roblox notably revised its restrictions in recent history, limiting the age groups that can communicate with each other and requiring age verification Roblox through selfie videos to try to ensure that users are the age they claim to be.
As in previous cases of bans and lawsuits against the game and the developer, Roblox the officials replied to the recent ban, stating that it uses guarantees that “go beyond those of many other platforms”. It added that the company is currently reaching out to the Egyptian authorities in an effort to restore the game platform and resolve the issues the government has found with the game, adding that Roblox worked with other regulatory rules and officials to “build localized capabilities consistent with their cultural values.” It is unclear whether Egyptian officials are open to negotiations.
Egypt's Roblox ban is one of many
Despite the huge player population Robloxthe game is banned in many countries around the world. In 2025 alone, Algeria, Iraq, Palestine, Qatar and Russia introduced bans. Robloxwhile nationwide bans in previous years include North Korea and Turkey. Some of these bans were due to direct concerns about the game's impact on children, while others were due to nationwide bans on specific content or children using social media, online games, or both. Roblox however, managed to lift bans on its gaming platform in Jordan and Kuwait, so it is not out of the question that Egypt will do the same.
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Despite Roblox's efforts to take steps to protect children, is also subject to criticism and problems with the law of his home country, the US, as well. In 2025, one family sued Roblox after the 13-year-old was allegedly kidnapped by someone they met in the game. The states of Louisiana, Texas, and Kentucky have also individually filed lawsuits against the game's developers, citing child safety concerns. With these lawsuits currently underway, it remains to be seen whether the courts feel this way RobloxThe company's efforts are sufficient to protect minor users.
Although the biggest concern with Roblox It seems that the potential online interaction between adults and children is far from the only game that has faced bans over the years. Titles like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and gambling in games like Red Dead Online and Grand Theft Auto Online were banned or blocked in some countries, but similar decisions also affected some offline games. Grand Theft Auto 6 faces a potential ban in Russia, Silent Hill f was temporarily banned in Australia and other titles had to make changes to comply with region-specific rules and guidelines. Some games have managed to get around outright bans by censoring or removing offensive content, which could become what Roblox in Egypt.
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September 1, 2006
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Teen Content/Miscellaneous: Discretion Recommended, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), User Interaction
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The Roblox Company
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The Roblox Company
