Despite the fact that quite recently RKN refused to unblock Roblox, this prolonged blocking saga has finally moved forward. The Ministry of Digital Development and Roskomnadzor themselves requested the lifting of restrictions on the gaming platform after its owner agreed to conditions for protecting the rights of Russian users. This is the first truly concrete signal in six months, but it’s too early to call it a full unblocking.

Roskomnadzor itself requested the unblocking of Roblox

Roblox Unblocking in Russia — What We Know

The agencies appealed to law enforcement with a request to lift restrictions on Roblox. According to the Ministry of Digital Development, the ministry received guarantees from the platform regarding compliance with Russian legislation (likely referring to age verification in Roblox), and in early June the agreement on conditions for protecting the rights and interests of Russian users was finalized.

The main promise from Roblox’s side is to launch age-based access restrictions for games by the end of the month: Roblox Kids and Roblox Select modes will appear. This means content will be divided by age rather than being dumped on everyone indiscriminately. The platform also presented a set of measures for additional protection of children from dangerous information and unwanted behavior from other users.

For now, this is only a request from RKN and the Ministry of Digital Development

Separately worth highlighting is the admission from the company itself: the Ministry of Digital Development noted that Roblox acknowledged the ineffectiveness of its previous child protection technologies against information dangerous to life and health. This is an important detail. Foreign services usually phrase such things much more cautiously, and after the block, Roblox had denied the accusations.

Why Roblox Doesn’t Work in Russia

Let’s recall the backstory. Roskomnadzor restricted access to Roblox on December 3, 2025. The agency stated that it found content on the platform that could negatively affect children — specifically propaganda of a movement banned in Russia. After the block, the company immediately declared its readiness to cooperate with the regulator.

Then for almost six months the situation stood still. In January 2026, Roskomnadzor directly stated there were no grounds for unblocking, despite the fact that Roblox had already disabled text and voice chats for Russian users and introduced mandatory age verification worldwide. The regulator insisted that systematic moderation work was needed, not one-time cosmetic changes. That’s precisely why the current appeal from the Ministry of Digital Development and RKN looks like a change in tone: for the first time, the agencies themselves are asking for restrictions to be lifted, rather than responding with refusals.

Can You Play Roblox in Russia?

In short, you can’t play as before just yet. A request to unblock and an actual unblocking are not the same thing. The decision is made by law enforcement, and until access is officially restored, the service’s status remains unchanged.

You won’t be able to play normally just yet

Here’s what to keep in mind while waiting for the platform’s return:

  • there is no specific date for restoration — only Roblox’s promise to launch age-based modes by the end of the month;
  • even after unblocking, some familiar features may work differently due to new age restrictions;
  • age verification on the platform is mandatory for chat communication — this is a global rule, not just a Russian one.

A separate warning about bypassing the block: Roblox has started banning users for logging in through location masking services. The platform’s rules explicitly prohibit hiding your location for unauthorized access, and doing so can result in losing your account. So playing “through workarounds” carries a real risk of losing your progress, not just a formality.

When Will Roblox Be Unblocked in Russia?

The tone of the news is positive, but without euphoria. On one hand, this is the first time that both agencies have publicly spoken in favor of lifting restrictions (previously, only refusals were heard). On the other hand, history has already shown more than once that platform promises and actual timelines diverge: back in winter, timelines of a couple of months were mentioned, and those have long since passed.

The sensible conclusion is this: negotiations have indeed entered their final stage, and the chance of Roblox returning to Russia is now higher than at any point in the past six months. But until there are signs of an official lifting of restrictions, it’s better not to rush with workaround methods and not to believe “tomorrow already” dates from other people’s posts. As soon as access is officially restored, both the Ministry of Digital Development and Roskomnadzor will announce it — and only then can we talk about a real return of the platform, rather than just intentions.