The UAE government has ordered the blocking of several gaming websites that threaten and affect the behavior of young gamers in the country.
Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, ordered to block online gaming websites including Roblox, My Friend Cayla, Blue Whale, Cloudpets, and Mariam.
According to authorities, the gaming websites hack personal data of gamers including their personal and family information. Authorities added that these websites push gamers to do “bizarre behaviors and acts that threaten their lives”.
The Abu Dhabi Police, meanwhile, assured the public that protection of the welfare of children is given priority alongside security of families in the country.
Last month, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the UAE announced that they have been keeping a close watch for signs of the ‘Blue Whale’ challenge, even if the game does not seem to exist in any online platforms in the country.
The TRA also responded to parents concerned about their children’s safety and said that dubious apps and websites that may induce harm or in some cases, suicide, are automatically blocked, thanks to the authority’s Internet access policy.
The TRA’s announcement comes after two Filipino teenage kids apparently committed suicide in the UAE, which sources said was part of the Blue Whale challenge.
The two suicide incidents point to an online game, called the ‘Blue Whale’ challenge, that costed the lives of several people in various parts of the globe, mostly youngsters.
This is stupid.
i paid money to get some robux in roblox and i subscribed to builders club, its gonna renew the subscription if i don’t cancel it, i need to reach the website! or else it’s gonna keep taking money!
They blocked roblox and punish the whole country without even thinking about the kids that dont act that way, they should take that into consideration. We let you block skype and discord, but roblox is wayyy too far. Watch how they block minecraft and fortnite next.
this uae government sucks,they will block every single game and leave booooooooooring games,we children will be instead doomed not playing fun games,people will mostly jus leave uae due to this,I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE UAE’Sgovernment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very true and I already spend $105 on roblox ;c
and children became sad and all those moms who think roblox is bad, it is just the people in roblox that are doing the bad things and if they were all banned then will you moms allow your kids to play??
i have spent a loooooooooootttttttttt of money on roblox
i have spent nearly 1000$ on it!!!
lol
i hate uae and i have something to tell you that i can get roblox back in uae but it may not work for who haves the low network’