Iran bans Pokémon Go

Country becomes the first to block access to game, citing concerns about its use of location-based virtual reality technology

Iran has become the first country to ban the Poki(C)mon Go mobile game, citing security concerns about the game's use of location-based virtual reality technology.

"Any game that wants to operate nationwide in Iran needs to obtain permission from the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance, and the Poki(C)mon Go app has not yet requested such a permission," the semi-official Isna news agency quoted Abolhasan Firouzabadi, the head of Iran's supreme council of virtual space, as saying.