Iraq has banned U.S. user-generated videogame platform Roblox due to concerns over child abuse, the government said, joining other countries in cracking down on virtual worlds. The government said late on Sunday that the ban was motivated by concerns that the game allowed direct communication between users in ways that exposed children and adolescents to attempts of exploitation or cyber-extortion,

Iraq has banned US gaming platform Roblox over what it described as sexual content, blasphemy and risks of online blackmail against minors, the communications ministry said. The popular site, which lets players build their own games,

Experts warn Roblox has a predator problem, amid reports Australian children are being exposed to a range of disturbing experiences on the platform.

Iraq has banned user-generated games platform Roblox over child safety concerns. As reported by Reuters, the Iraqi government said the Roblox ban was imposed because its chat features exposed children to exploitation and cyber-extortion. Moreover, it said that the game’s content was incompatible with the country’s social values and traditions.

By bnm Baghdad bureau Iraq's Ministry of Interior has decided to ban electronic games that encourage violence, the ministry announced on October 20, local media reported. Mansour Ali, Assistant Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior for Police Affairs,

Online video games are excluded from the social media ban, but digital media researchers say the definitions are too broadly defined and games could yet be included.

Iraq’s Ministry of Communications on Sunday announced a nationwide ban on the online game Roblox, citing security, social, and moral concerns following a Supreme Federal Court decision.

ALBAWABA - Iraq has followed other countries in banning popular gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns. The Iraqi government revealed that th