Iran does not allow you to play Pokémon Go anymore. After North Korea, it’s the second country not to allow to play the game.

According to BBC News, Pokémon Go is now banned in Iran. The ban was issued by the High Council of Virtual Spaces, which is responsible for all online content. The council’s ruling says that Niantic’s game has security concerns, and there were news in July about them waiting for the developers to see if they were willing to cooperate with Iranian authorities about Pokémon Go. Don’t forget; Niantic is partially owned by Google, and who knows how much data is silently sent by our phones to the gigantic company?

In a few other countries, there have been other issues regarding the game. In Indonesia, police officers are not allowed to play Pokémon Go on duty, and in France, someone ended up in prison after ending up in a military base while hunting for Pokémon.

In Saudi-Arabia, the sword of Damocles is also hanging above Pokémon Go: in 2001, an edict said that the card game contained forbidden images, and it also violated an Islamic law regarding gambling. Also, a fatwa (a religious decree) has recently been issued about Pokémon Go, too. Prohibition incoming.

Who will follow the footsteps of Iran?

On the other hand, Pokémon Go has continued to release across the world. Central and South America received the game just two days ago, and today fifteen countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands now have access to the game as well.

The official Pokémon Go site updated today with the list of countries where the app has been made accessible. These areas include: Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the Federated States of Micronesia.