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Russia Blocks Roblox Citing Distribution of LGBT Content

🚫 Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the US gaming platform Roblox, saying it repeatedly failed to stop the distribution of what the regulator described as LGBT propaganda, extremist and terrorist materials, and calls for violent illegal actions. The agency said unsafe content appeared in in-game rooms where users can simulate attacks, target schools, or participate in gambling. Roblox was reportedly warned in November after moderation shortcomings were confirmed.

AWS US-EAST-1 Outage Disrupts Major Sites and Apps

🚨 An AWS outage in the US-EAST-1 region caused widespread disruptions across multiple consumer services, producing elevated error rates and higher latencies. Major platforms including Amazon, PrimeVideo, Fortnite, Perplexity, and Canva reported failures ranging from login and chat outages to impaired editing functionality. AWS acknowledged the incident on its Health page and said engineers were investigating and mitigating the issue. After roughly 45 minutes some services began recovering, though many users still experienced intermittent problems.