{"id":421281,"date":"2026-01-20T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421281\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:14:09","slug":"russia-threatens-to-ban-gta-6-unless-leaked-immoral-content-is-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421281\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia threatens to ban GTA 6 unless leaked \u201cimmoral\u201d content is removed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia is threatening to prevent GTA 6 from releasing in the country unless \u201cimmoral content,\u201d such as the leaked addition of male strippers, is removed.<\/p>\n

Rockstar\u2019s long-awaited GTA 6 is finally set to release on November 19, 2026, and while a lot of info about the game has been kept under wraps, there have been a plethora of leaked details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Primarily, as confirmed by Rockstar themselves<\/a>, a series of features and other tidbits about GTA 6 were leaked on social media last year, leading to developers being fired.<\/p>\n

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The leaks included details about the story\u2019s length, gameplay mechanics, and some other random info like the inclusion of male strippers.<\/p>\n

Well, according to Mikhail Ivanov, deputy chairman of the World Russian People\u2019s Council, this addition could result in GTA 6 being barred.<\/p>\n

\"LuciaRockstar Games<\/p>\n

Russia warns Rockstar to remove male strip clubs from GTA 6<\/p>\n

In an interview<\/a>, Ivanov took issue with the popularity of Grand Theft Auto and dubbed the series a \u201cdangerous tool of influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe creators of GTA VI deliberately go to include destructive and vulgar content in their product, completely unacceptable to the moral health of society,\u201d he blasted. \u201cThis includes the planned inclusion of scenes of male striptease in the game, which is a direct and cynical violation of basic moral norms and traditional spiritual values.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He went on to seemingly refer to the leaks and Rockstar\u2019s confirmation of the content, stating: \u201cThe admission of such content is tantamount to the growth of the younger generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ivanov further called on developers \u201cto release special, cleaned of immoral content versions for our market.\u201d<\/p>\n

This wouldn\u2019t be the first time that different countries have received altered versions of games. For example, in 2023, Overwatch 2\u2019s Pride event was banned in several Middle Eastern countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"RealRockstar GamesGTA 6 is projected to be the biggest game launch in history.<\/p>\n

Russian politicians haven\u2019t shied away from criticizing games and movies for having what they consider to be a negative impact on their children, pinpointing Shrek and Monsters Inc during a May 2025 roundtable discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not clear yet if Rockstar will offer a toned-down version of GTA VI, depending on the market, but with the game under a year away, expect to learn more in the weeks and months ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russia is threatening to prevent GTA 6 from releasing in the country unless \u201cimmoral content,\u201d such as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-421281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}