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| Putin opposes banning porn websites | |
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| A more desirable alternative needs to be offered for rooting out pornography, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said | A more desirable alternative needs to be offered for rooting out pornography, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said |
| Banning adult websites outright will not solve the problem they present to Russia and the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. | |
| The Russian leader was speaking at his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow, combining it with the traditional ‘Direct Line’ question-and-answer session. | |
| Pornographic websites are a problem for Russia, he admitted, when asked about a potential ban on such content. | |
| “Porn sites are watched, I think, all over the world. It's worldwide, it's not just our problem. It's a problem in a lot of other countries, too,” Putin said. | “Porn sites are watched, I think, all over the world. It's worldwide, it's not just our problem. It's a problem in a lot of other countries, too,” Putin said. |
| While in some cases bans can be an option, you need to provide people with a better alternative, he said. | While in some cases bans can be an option, you need to provide people with a better alternative, he said. |
| “So that when someone gets on a porn site, they say: Look, I've seen all that, but now I want to see something different, something that's exciting, you know?” he joked, although he didn’t suggest alternatives. | “So that when someone gets on a porn site, they say: Look, I've seen all that, but now I want to see something different, something that's exciting, you know?” he joked, although he didn’t suggest alternatives. |
| In Russia, the production and distribution of pornographic material is considered criminal; offenders can spend up to 15 years in prison. However, private consumption of such content remains legal. | |
| In 2021, the Main Radio Frequency Center, overseen by Roskomnadzor, suggested restricting access to pornography by requiring users to log in through the Gosuslugi government portal. | In 2021, the Main Radio Frequency Center, overseen by Roskomnadzor, suggested restricting access to pornography by requiring users to log in through the Gosuslugi government portal. |