Broader implications for rights and the arts
This law bans content that depicts drug use, suicide, or substance abuse. It forces domestic streaming networks like Yandex Music to aggressively mute, edit, or delete explicit audio and music videos. banned uncensored uncut music videos russia verified
The Russian state’s censorship campaign has moved beyond merely deleting digital files to actively pursuing and punishing artists. Broader implications for rights and the arts This
To understand why so many music videos are classified as "banned" or "uncut," one must look at Russia’s federal media regulator, . Working alongside the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, Roskomnadzor maintains a sweeping Federal List of Extremist Materials , which now tracks thousands of banned items. To understand why so many music videos are
Authorities use several legal frameworks to restrict or remove music videos from the Russian internet (Runet):