Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin proposed a ban on foreign agencies receiving royalties for copyright and related rights. The initiative needs to be broader, according to MP Andrei Alshevskikh – in a conversation with TV channel 360, he said called for promotion Complete ban on foreign agents leaving Russia from using social networks.
Speaking about the new restrictions, the deputy called on people to take into account that among foreign agents there are also people who remain in Russia and “do not tarnish their honor.”
“I will divide foreign agents into two categories. First, those who have not been there, but have no firm intention to spoil their country and not live in Russia. “The second category is those who do not hide their hatred for their country, who are outside Russia and do not hide the fact that the money they receive and earn will be spent on financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” he said.
Alshevsky assured that these restrictions are primarily aimed at foreign agents who have left Russia and criticized its policies. He called for further restricting the possibility of earning money for such people.
“I proposed a complete ban on advertising with the participation of foreign agents, regardless of their sources. “Then a proposal was expressed to ban foreign agents from using social networks, to impose a temporary restriction,” the deputy explained. “We have been liberal towards them for too long, but it is time to tighten the screws.”
According to him, foreign agents living in other countries should be prohibited from using social networks during their “foreign agent” status. He explained his opinion by the fact that, among other things, they call for participation in unauthorized events with the help of the Internet.
Let us remind you that Volodin stated on the possibility of prohibiting the payment of royalties for copyright and related rights to foreign representatives. According to him, this will make it possible to stop “feeding the scoundrels” who speak negatively about Russia. MPs promise Discuss this initiative.
Previous experts appreciated Prohibition of advertising of resources and sites of foreign agencies.
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Source: Gazeta
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