Russia Proposes Banning Foul Language On the Internet 239
eldavojohn writes "In a country where it's illegal to insult a government official, State Duma Deputy Yelena Mizulina has proposed an amendment to ban swearing on social networks, bulletin boards and all websites. The website would be blocked if the offending material had not been removed within 24 hours. The name of the law this would be added to? "On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development." Mizulina's title in regards to this legislation? Chairwoman of the Committee on Family, Women and Children (No joke!). Of course, Yelena Mizulina is no stranger to unwarranted censorship as she was behind the law banning gay propaganda to minors and invoked laws to try to silence critics on twitter. The article also notes, 'United Russia deputy Vitaly Milonov put forward a similar initiative on 25 July. He proposed to tighten control over social networks and allow people to dating sites through their passports.'"
Obligartory (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligartory (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dear Russia, (Score:2, Funny)
That's just because his password contains u, c, and i.
Re:Dear Russia, (Score:5, Funny)
Anonymous Cowards proclaiming their freedom to swear and not even daring to spell out "fuck" properly. Cunts.
Russia would shut down (Score:4, Funny)
How would Russians communicate without cursing?
Re:Obligartory (Score:5, Funny)
Not use foul language? On the Internet? How will I Tweet?
Switch to fowl language?