Russia blocks access to US children's gaming platform Roblox

FILE PHOTO: Alice Wilkinson (7) adds a face mask to her character on the Roblox game platform at her home in Manchester, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Manchester, Britain, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russia has blocked access to the U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and "LGBT propaganda".

Announcing the move on Wednesday, the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Roblox was "rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children".