Russian lawmakers push through ban on childless 'propaganda' – DW – 10/17/2024
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Russia is seeking a crackdown on material that supposedly discourages having children. Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged couples to have children as the country's birth rate drops.

Russia is seeking a crackdown on material that supposedly discourages having children. Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged couples to have children as the country’s birth rate drops.

A group of Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that would prohibit child-free “propaganda.”

“It is important to protect people, primarily the younger generation, from having the ideology of childlessness imposed on them on the internet, in the media, in movies, and in advertising,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, or Duma, said.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    37·
    6 days ago

    Pst Putin… maybe it’d help if people didn’t think you were going to send their husbands and children off to die in pointless wars.

    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      If only he did something to pursue that in 24+ years he held the office… He only cares now because indebted newlyweds with kids are a target demographic for service. And it doesn’t work that well either.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    17·
    6 days ago

    You should be able to decide whether you want a child

    Russia: That’s PROPAGANDA!!!

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    15·
    6 days ago

    I wonder what will be counted as propaganda. Russian laws are usually loose about that sort of thing so they can have an excuse to silence whoever they want.

    • pandapoo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      6 days ago

      Propaganda is just information published with the intent to influence.

      So to answer your question: posting.

      Posting will (continue) to be considered an act of subversive propaganda, they’ve just added another banned topic to the existing list.

      Of course this applies to any traditional medium as well, but I’m assuming this is mostly intended to curb social media posts and online discussions on the subject.

      • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        So for example, they could go after you in Russia for explaining why you decided not to have kids because of the environmental impact if it’s implied you encourage others to do the same.

        • pandapoo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I haven’t read the law, but yes, a post like that could probably be considered propaganda.

          That is assuming this law is similar to the other recent laws they’ve passed in the same vein, such as with criticizing the war, homosexuality, etc.