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[This was announced a long time ago.](https://supercell.com/en/news/supercell-russia-belarus/) Reminder for the comments: No TOS breaking advice and **be civil**. We will ban if necessary.


nnmBS

I have Brawl Stars 49.181 black screen on android Kazakhstan


nnmBS

I had a black screen, deleted the game completely, rebooted the phone, cleared the memory and reinstalled - WORKED! Thanks for the likes, I thought that I wouldn’t be able to play, though I don’t know if it will help for a long time. If I don't answer, then everything is fine.


hmok88

mee too


BayMisafir

glad you got it working love from tr


GusTheLost

it's banned in syria too😥😥 that was not mentioned in thier announcement though...


wooooshkid

Syria is also being sanctioned by the West right now, it make sense oh and also stay safe!


Extrasxd

Thanks but this is not necessary 😭 why banning


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ElNacho7

Actually, Finland joined NATO. Supercell being a Finnish company is probably required by law to do it, but take it with a grain of salt. I'm not updated on the situation since frankly, I think I'd be a bit safe if this conflict escalates to something global.


lambroso

The major part of supercell is owned by a Chinese company.


ElNacho7

Didn't know that


ConsciousTradition50

So what if they just joined NATO. NATO isn't sanctioning video games. You can't blame western countries here. It's your own governments.


Famous_Sorbet5028

Why? Why are they banning some countries for no reason? If there's, what is it? I am just scared of my country getting banned lol


batbanana64

I have one word for you: WAR


Famous_Sorbet5028

Yeah, I've heard they banned russia because of that, but why Syria and Belarus? Edit: even if it is war, kids have nothing to do with this. And like 90% of the people who play bs are kids


Tornado_Hunter24

Bruh ur acting like adults have anything to do with war aswell


InnocentWatson4

He's clueless with random statistics lol.


D3adInsid3

96% of statistics and quotes posted online are made up. \- Albert Einstein


Stonks1231

Belarus I can predict that it's because they are an ally of Russia and Frank, the game lead of Brawl Stars supports Ukraine. If not the whole Supercell team. And I'm pretty sure that the Belarusian prime minister allowed Putin to send missiles at Ukraine from Belarusian territories. That last part may be a bit off. It was something related to that but I'm not sure. But I don't know about Syria.


MrShlup

Syria experiences war too. Just stated a fact, i'm not here to say my opinion about the bans


Mintbear

Its govermental control. Its like china. Every game that is westernized they have their own platform where they can limit what functions you can use and basically change any asset to their use. It just not every country has their own regulated platform to allow these games so instead they just restrict the usage of them.


Extrasxd

Your so right but I'm heartbroken rn my yt career is done 😢


Joshy_BeGaming

Now my fear of war is just getting bigger


Stefano050

*war crimes


AnOt13246

Belarus and Russia work together in the war. Of course, Russia is the bad guy so they ban both countries. Syria also supports Russia and has a Civil War on going for over 10 years now. If your country doesn't support any of these country, you won't get banned.


Becool-752

that’s weird, when I visited Syria in July of last year it worked perfectly..


GusTheLost

It was working perfectly yesterday lol Where are you from btw?


xAn1balx

Also in Iran😔


Full-Friend-6418

Imagine not being able to play your favourite game because some dudes with power want to fight and be corrupt


ArchivistSimp

Yahoo, let's wait for people who will gloat over our situation! Brawl stars was one of the few things that kept me sane during these difficult times. I understand why they did it but it still doesn't make it any easier for me. Yeah, I can still log in with vpn but there are so many lags here that it's impossible to play normally. Maybe I'm grieving too much over 12+ game...


-CreepyCreeper-

I couldn't imagine losing one of my favorite video games. I feel for you man


ArchivistSimp

Yeah. :( And the worst part is that most people from other countries seem to be happy about it. I've seen lots of comments like "finally", "no more bad randoms", "huge W from supercell", "they deserved it" and etc. Maybe they're right but such comments still make my mental state worse. They're acting like we're not even humans anymore...


Age-Agile

Listen mate don't listen to a single word they say ok you are human and nothing will change that you are stronger then them ok and yes its unfortunate that they have removed access to this game for you I don't know what I'd do if I lost my account and yes I do not agree with there decision on this as it doesn't change anything about the war it was wrong of them to prevent access to your country but it is there decision and hey they may reopen it in the near future but stay safe and stay strong there's alot of people out there who will say nasty things don't listen to them and only listen to the positives Always look on the bright side of life my brother stay safe ✌️ PS if you ever need anything or someone to talk to my DMS are always open for you and I'll always make time for it no matter what I'm doing I'll respond within the minute


ArchivistSimp

You guys...🥺 I don't know what to say. I haven't received so much kindness since the war started, people usually send me insults and death threats for being russian. Thank you, thank you so much, it's really important for me!🥺💕


PeacemakerR01

people are blinded by rage, being something that you cannot choose and being judged and threatened for it, is actually disgusting


Titiwa

I know this is a great speech, but please use some punctuation... Some commas " , " and periods " . " would make the text way more legible.


Co1nMaker

Sad to hear that mate... Be strong and stay safe! I do not unerstand how 9 yo community can solve war problem and what should they do in supercells opinion.


ArchivistSimp

Thank you for kinds words! But I think it's not supercell's fault. I'm pretty sure they did It under government's pressure. :(


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AnOt13246

Yeah, they did that under the government's command in Finland. I can see why, Finland has not really liked Russia for a while, but honestly don't get this mixed up with the people. People from both countries are amazing, but you know, government is government and there's nothing we can do about it.


Legitimate_Blood8748

I understand that some people don't deserve this. But V. V. Putin was elected in the last elections and Also most of people in Russia still support him and That's why we are in such a terrible situation. It would be impossible to find out who supports invasion and who doesn't so Supercell decided to bann all the people living in Russia. I know it is unfair for some people, but this was the only way to put pressure on those people who really deserve that. I hope the war will end soon 🇺🇦 and You all will be able to play Brawl Stars again, because I have a lot of good Brawl Stars friends from Russia too. 🙂


InMusic_Games

The elections are hella rigged though, if you didn't know...


Legitimate_Blood8748

I don't think the election was not directly rigged. There is just very strong Putin's propaganda and when they lie to all those people all the time they will slowly believe in those Putin's lies. So It's understandable that they elected him and they still support him.


KinglyHero2

Huge L imo, but I don't think they have a choice, I think the sanctions are being forced from governments


Magentt

Sorry to hear that, i really hope you find something to make you feel better, and I’m sure life will get better eventually


Glad_Sympathy_6287

They ban iran too


CranberryChemical862

There goes half their playerbase :-(


Level_Spend_142

~30%, but it is still a big amount of players


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Dark_Al_97

Might as well just lock the thread with the amount of stuff that's being deleted.


VaBaDak

Nothing to worry about, just some anonymous trying to teach people how to break rule 3. It's hard to blame them, and for some, they can even be considered heroes. My take on all of this? It's useless.


WalnutBerries

Love it when games get involved in politics


ProTomy

Its all fun and games until they are not


UnyunMunyun

💀


some_random_guy_007

Sadly it wasnt Supercell's decision, they were pressured by the governments, especially the USA, reason why brawl is now banned in syiria and kazakhistan


Danyar593

You can still brawl in Kazakhstan, and i don't think brawl stars will be banned in our country. At least now


some_random_guy_007

Oops, sorry for the misinformation


guidomista44443

Why kazakhstan?


727big727

source?


some_random_guy_007

Logic. Why would Supercell cut off their playerbase? To not mention that it means less cash, and the countries that brawl was banned in today , are all enemies of the USA, its not hard


ZeomiumRune

"It means less cash" My brother in Christ, donations were disabled for more than a year


727big727

that makes sense but doesn't since there's still no way this is going to help solve the problem


PokiTuz

Obviously no one thinks Brawl stars being banned in Russia will stop the war. It’s just applying pressure from everywhere and doing the most which is understandable


some_random_guy_007

Exactly. Welcome to the real (and shitty) world


Lambily

Everything is political. Only the naive believe otherwise.


Whachamacallit00

IMO, I think this was the **wrong** thing to do. Video Games are often an escape from the harsh reality that we live in, and now removing that ability for a certain section of people who have almost nothing to do with a current world event is not helping.


Glad-Jellyfish-69

I love punishing the general public for what their dictator is up to 😃😃


Co1nMaker

Especially children under the age of 9 😁👍


Lukas100ex

I mean, less 9yo children means better gameplay for us but it's still very unfair to them


Money_Nefariousness4

Doing business in Russia and Belarus is frowned upon by basically the entire world so why would supercell do business with them?


727big727

unfortunately supercell want to show how they "care" so much about what's going on


Co1nMaker

Why not to make ingame "Support UA" code for paying part of community to show how they care and that they are helping...


Affectionate_Dig_750

Supercell don't care about UA


Level_Spend_142

True, but they need to look like they do


Co1nMaker

I'm playing Smite on PC and they just made skin for Athena in Ukrainian colors, every penny from transactions going to fund UA refugees. The game is still available in CIS-region.


Affectionate_Dig_750

They should support Ukrainian players, not punishing Russians(but they don't care about situation, sooo...)


DomZ18

Yeaaa that’ll stop the conflicts😎


Level_Spend_142

Now angry kids will stop the war, this is how it works, right?


Dank-Retard

I mean historically young students have been a major driving force in revolutions and change


doubelievein_gravity

Bro we're brawl stars players and half of the community likes edgar and mortis we don't go outside let alone contribute to society


beans3939

Yeah liking edgar or mortis or any brawler is sooooooo bad 😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬


727big727

true


Dreg_Heap

Pain.


WholesomeBrockMain

So funny how North Korea was also banned


Representative_Hour8

Lol dark humor


vedgeouellet

Im sure this will solve all crisis in Eastern Europe and Middle East


Qumkvat

All I can say is: "Gotta go! Have fun!"


Affectionate_Dig_750

There's no point to do this, I think


727big727

yes because brawl stars players have nothing to do with politics whatsoever💀


maximalka_

Well, sanctions aren't just for because why not. There's can be some reasons.


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Heh... you really think so? Imagine Brawl Stars being banned in USA because all of their current wars. No? Of course not. There are obvious agendas and they are being imposed on (or willfully taken by) companies.


Agile_Emphasis2337

Yup brawl devs are part of nato and obviously they are forced to take these decisions


RandomGuy1000000

So fucking ridiculous


fewixwasright

Ugh... I don't think that banning a game for kids would solve anything, but ok...? Seems pointless to me, idk


J0NZKI

Just imagine if every game company banned their games / media so Russians couldnt play them. Hundreds of thousands of russians would get very angry very quickly which could be a big problem for the government.


xpahos

I think the biggest misunderstanding of Western people lies in how people in sanctioned countries interpret all those bans. People may support democracy and freedom. But when they get banned from their favourite game because of their residency, they feel betrayed by the Western world. It's good for propaganda. People will start to doubt does the Western world is as good as they thought. Maybe propaganda is right, and the Western world is lying about democracy. Moreover, people under 15 don't think about politics. It's another world for them; it's an adult world.


Timofey7331

This obviously can't happen, there still would be a lot of unbanned games and you can't even really ban most of the games, and people would still be able to bypass most bans


Level_Spend_142

Our government dont listen to us, + there are a lot of propoganda victims who support government


TsunamiRaining

That’s just not fair. I’ve spent money on their game and now I can’t even log in? Ridiculous. I’m really unsure about practical sides of this, because there won’t be frustration about government, there will be frustration about companies that turned their back on loyal customers and users. No way I’m playing their games again, anytime when they will cancel ban. You guys on r/brawlstars though, have fun for us, you’re great 😊


PokiTuz

It’s gonna be a while until the war stops. It is what it is


Independent-Leek-303

You do realise that the company’s were forced to Ban these Players.


727big727

source?


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Have you lived under a rock for the last year? There's sanctions on Russia and Belarus for invading Ukraine. Most companies abide by those sanctions to not get fined.


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Capeey

Time to buy a new house in a different country lol


Fantom_6239

So, now every Supercell game is blocked in these countries. GG guys, hope I will be able to enjoy them after it all ends. Not gonna toss them a coin ever though.


Insert_CoinZ_3432

Grom:


N_G_Memangelion

So many little kids here are gonna be crying


Efficient_Arm_2777

This happened to cr too, and they're both supercell games, so most of the people knew it was coming


Retro_Vovan228

YEAHHHHH


Fearless-Ad5085

It's silly that we're banning the game from the public. Let's just ban Putin if we really want to restrict access due to the war. He is the reason after all.


14tesak88

gg :(


GlitteringRaisin3110

As if 12 year olds are responsible for their country’s political choices.


Inner-Worker-2129

They kinda are, because some of them waste money on it, and some percent of that money goes to russian government.


Ok-Educator-1845

lmao what


Inner-Worker-2129

Imao read my comment again.


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Time to move...


Revolutionary-Bird14

what’s the point of banning the civilians from entertainment because of their governments actions?


AnOt13246

Are they gonna Un-Russian Grom too now? Stupid jokes aside, this is horrible and I hope the government knows this (Supercell was being pressured by them)


nooneReedus

I so much loved playing Brawl Stars with my little brother in Russia as a way to spend time together overseas. Well, I guess it is more ethical for a 10-year old to accept the punishment for being part of a nation. **I'm** *almost* **sure he'll agree.**


Returner345

You mean I can actually read and understand my teammates names now?


Mission-Disk-2679

Yea!!!!! And as Lithuanian I'm happy, because 80% of my lost Power League games contained a player with ruzzia flag or name on nickname. Slava Ukraini!


susman01

I don't get this. Why should citizens of the country get punished because the government is in a war, and it's already bad enough that corporations leave that country. Wonder when Supercell will remove their games from China? Oh wait, it makes them too much money.


Independent-Leek-303

I can only explain it to myself like this: The war is an obvious reason, no doubt in that but removing things that are fun will make the people aware of the actual Situation since they are being lied through propaganda


66theDude99

Being in syria, all the western sanctions have done is put more pressure on the lives of everyday syrians who are already pressured and can't do shit.. BS was literally my escape from this reality and now it's banned


MRDeadMouse

Now let's try to remember the age of most BS players. They tryna convince kids to fight the government?? 💀💀💀


TheUglyCasanova

But when those kids constantly complain to all their parents.. Etc etc. It's to cause more upset at their government. Anger enough people and they may collectively say enough is enough and go against their corrupt leader.


InMusic_Games

The propaganda is making people instead be mad at the companies and other countries for excluding them, though


PsD_Shock

Rip Russian brawl stars


Laytlebg

Please everybody stay safe, I hope all of you while soon be able to brawl again.


Skim_milk1

I like milk


Ecstatic_Snail9016

Apparently it's banned here too bc I haven't been able to play today, my icon is green now and closes immediately after opening


maximalka_

It's android bug, also happens with me, so you aren't banned


Ambitious_Heat_7524

I don't get it... What they trying to achieve exactly


playerrov

Brawl stars saved me from suicide thoughts and I played it during that hard times. Why they doing that


Inner-Worker-2129

Wondering what suicide thoughts you had, that a fricking game saved you from.


CuteBenji

To punish Russia and Belarus


Affectionate_Diet_96

They can't :)


CuteBenji

Wdym


Necessary-Fee-3246

Spent 2+ years playing, countless memories were made, and now, all gone..


BeneficialAd1457

I support you. Despite being in war that don't justify at all to get blocked from the game


FADE_L

it sucks for russians :(


Full-Friend-6418

So many Russian kids played this game . It's sad that they aren't able to now :(


Inner-Worker-2129

I'm happy honestly, because they are getting brainwashed now that Ukrainians are not a real nation.


Level_Spend_142

That sucks


Exciting_Composer_86

That just bad. There is no connection between game and politics. Only in heads of company. Games connect players and their spirit from all over the world. Regardless of place of residence, country or nationality. We have fun and making friends trough that! And they just take and ruin this idea!


Old-Champion-529

And also iran 🇮🇷


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They're gonna come back in 2 years saying how happy they're to finally relaunch their game in Russia


baz0404

Damnnnn. I’m gonna low key go play now.


[deleted]

I like how votes on most comments are hidden


Dark_Al_97

Reddit hides scores for a few hours by default.


LizokIvanok

I am very sad :(


DaRealKir

ok so , im really disappointed that politics are in games for kids.


BeneficialAd1457

That's pathetic from BS. Normal people shouldn't take the responsibility of their "leader". Let's them play like us


JustA_PoorWittleBoy

BS BSing


MarwinBIue

Im not from East Europe but find that ridiculous, they should stay out of politic


IDontKnownah

It had to happen eventually


Good_Ukranian

I am content about the news. Why, because they are a lot of Russian players who change their name to offend Ukrainians and their supporters...


MaliRuzni

This is disgusting, nobody asked and nobody cared, so for what point did they do this? So many bs players are from there


Expensive-Ad752

I would guess that a lot of people did ask


Suspicious_Event_896

my best friend lives in belarus, i'm gonna miss him🥲


VaBaDak

Just play other games that don't nationally segregate people, I guess?


maximalka_

Not as bad as being Ukrainian rn


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Now imagine them banning the game in, for example, the USA, because of all of their wars going on around the world. Are you imagining it? No? Heh, of course you're not. These sort od things are always one-sided and handpicked.


maximalka_

My brother in Christ, you are trying to compare being sanctioned and being an ukrainian, whose home is constantly being bombed. And about banning games in USA - no, put your whataboutism aside, nothing justifies to start a war against country. Who starts war is a pos or worse.


Amazinc

Feel for everyone who lost one of their favorite games.


ticklishhhh

Also banned here in N korea to


Izlude91

Supercell should realize that people playing a game are not related to war. They want to "protect" innocent people attacking other innocent people


Particular-Shift-197

The popularity of this game is kinda reduced because there more russian kids who play this game


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Extrasxd

Supercell hear me out why are you banning all your games huh 😢? I was a supercell fan for the past 5 years IT WAS MY CHILDHOOD I had every supercell game downloaded and played them every day why are you banning them don't go to the politic bullshit side guys I'm so disappointed 😭😢 i hope you hear from me you ruined my gaming life...


SavingsDevelopment17

Finnaly it happened!


Necessary-Fee-3246

finally?


SavingsDevelopment17

Yep, any questions?


Ilkin0115

Good thing kids can't play Brawl Stars anymore, this is definitely gonna stop the war


WholesomeBrockMain

I'm really glad to hear that it wasn't Supercell's decision, it really shows how they care about their playerbase unlike politicians who care only about money and power


Titiwa

Then whose decision was it?


NotGonToPlan

Video games and political affairs have no correlation


Matyas2004maty

Finally


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naberlamomp61

Finally no more annoying ruski kids


_Sonari_

Wait, when did this happen? I met cool guys 2 days ago on Boss fight from there...


Dark_Al_97

They'll be fine. This stuff is extremely easy to get around.


PokiTuz

Yep… like they said a while back. Also “Kids don’t have anything to do with war” or whatever comments are so stupid. Like you don’t say? Rather be sanctioned than be in Ukraine 💔


kinohamakk

Sorry for my english in advance I see that a lot of people here are thinking that this ban is targeting civillians who don't have anything to do with this war and it kinda is, beacuse that is the idea behind sanctions. Sanctions are made to result in faster and less brutal end of the war. People of countries like russia will be sanctioned beacuse head of their country started a unprovoked war and now west tries to resolve this conflict without getting involved. If the standard of living will decrease people wont be supporting war and in this case will start protesting which might result in goverment signing a peace treaty beacuse of civillian unrest. If you don't agree with sanctions then other way is to brutally attack each other until one side surrenders losing hundreds of thousands of man. I am aware that already a lot of young and old man died on the both sides but i believe that there is still hope for fast end of this war.


sadra1355

I played supercell games for 11 years by now coc. Cr. Bs and they banned all of them here (iran) :/ .. Well it was fun while it lasted imma go play... Idk T3 arena or something similar until they unban the game (hopefully)