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minus-squareTehPers@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 hours ago Roskomnadzor claims Roblox contains content that will have a “negative impact on the spiritual and moral development of underage users.” Remove the “spiritual and moral” part of this and I’d agree 100% with them lol. Anyway, rare win for Roblox I guess.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-211 hours agoI feel like the only winners here are straight Russian kids who no longer have their brains rotted and creativity exploited by Roblox.
minus-squareGrindingGears@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoI’m really struggling to think of if this is a bad thing, in actuality. I mean the premise, obviously yikes, but this inadvertently also might be the best thing Russia has done for their youth in years.
Remove the “spiritual and moral” part of this and I’d agree 100% with them lol.
Anyway, rare win for Roblox I guess.
I feel like the only winners here are straight Russian kids who no longer have their brains rotted and creativity exploited by Roblox.
I’m really struggling to think of if this is a bad thing, in actuality. I mean the premise, obviously yikes, but this inadvertently also might be the best thing Russia has done for their youth in years.