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Roblox Outage Strikes Users in Russia, Belarus

12/3/2025

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A massive outage at Roblox affected users in Russia and Belarus, preventing them from launching the game.
Downdetector recorded more than 8,100 complaints starting on December 3.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications regulator, has not announced any plan to block Roblox, and Roblox is not listed among Russia's banned resources.
Ksenia Mishonova, the Children's Rights Commissioner of the Moscow Region, proposed limiting access to Roblox, while Roblox has not yet responded.

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Story summary

A massive outage at Roblox affected users in Russia and Belarus, preventing them from launching the game.
Downdetector recorded more than 8,100 complaints starting on December 3.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications regulator, has not announced any plan to block Roblox, and Roblox is not listed among Russia's banned resources.
Ksenia Mishonova, the Children's Rights Commissioner of the Moscow Region, proposed limiting access to Roblox, while Roblox has not yet responded.