On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> But that is not all. The most important issue is extremism. According >>>> to >>>> the bill, the materials, that are banned for distribution in Russia >>>> should be included to the register of banned information on the ground >>>> of >>>> the court decision, banning the distribution of that information in >>>> Russia. We already have such court decisions and a list of extremist >>>> materials, distribution of which is prohibited in Russia. That list >>>> contains some really nasty materials, as e.g. nazi propaganda, but >>>> also >>>> Islamic texts (including those of famous non-terrorist Islamic authors >>>> e.g. Said Nursî), Saentologist, Jehova’s witnesses , Falun Gong, >>>> letters and materials of opposition in Russia, works of contemporary >>>> art, >>>> etc. >>> >>> "letters and materials of opposition in Russia" That is the issue. It's >>> Russian McCarthyism. >> >> AFAIK, Huxley's Brave New World, as well, because it "promotes drug >> usage". >> > > There are limits. For example, I am aware of a technique for tattooing > the whites of your eyes. I'm afraid I have self-censored with respect to > that matter; there is enough evil nonsense already; idiots can put their > tongues on frozen lamp posts... > > Fred >
Well, the new law is now being considered for application to block YouTube in Russia. Make of that, what you will. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19648808 -- -- Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]] _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
