Egyptian regulators are planning a ban on the gaming platform to “protect children’s moral and educational values,” Bloomberg reports. Egypt will join a growing list of countries blocking Roblox, including Turkey and Russia. Some U.S. states are also eyeing restrictions on Roblox.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced plans for the ban on Tuesday, vowing to protect children “from the digital wild west,” the New York Times reports. The policy would bar users under 16 from social media platforms, mirroring Australia’s ban, and would require platforms to have “effective age-verification systems.”
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That’s according to a Slack status update published Tuesday morning at 9:38AM ET:
“We’ve identified an issue affecting Windows desktop notifications for some Slack users. After updating to the latest release, users may still hear notification sounds, but the notification pop-ups aren’t appearing on their screens. We’re working on rolling back the release to resolve the issue and will provide an update as soon as more information becomes available.”
Update: Slack lists the issue resolved as of 12:34PM ET.
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