Pokemon Go’s First Ban

Staff Reporter Linsey McCloud

Pokemon Go has been sweeping the nation either from the nostalgia of finally being able to go out and catch Pokemon or from all the incidents around the game. However, now it seems that one country is banning the popular craze. Let's take a look at the country that has banned the game. Iran is the first country to ban the popular app. They say their reason for banning is for security reasons. They feel security-wise the game could create problems. They say a game that wants to operate nationwide in their country needs to get permission from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance which the app has not done yet. They haven't gone any further to explain the said security reasons behind the ban.