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Russia just made a ton of Internet memes illegal
The Washington Post ^
| April 10
| Caitlin Dewey
Posted on 04/11/2015 2:30:51 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
In post-Soviet Russia, you don’t make memes. Memes make (or unmake?) you.
That is, at least, the only conclusion we can draw from an announcement made this week by Russia’s three-year-old media agency/Internet censor Roskomnadzor, which made it illegal to publish any Internet meme that depicts a public figure in a way that has nothing to do with his “personality.”
Sad Keanu? Nope.
Sad Putin? Absolutely not.
“These ways of using [celebrities’ images] violate the laws governing personal data and harm the honor, dignity and business of public figures,” reads the policy announcement from Roskomnadzor.
To be clear, this isn’t a new law passed by parliament or anything — it’s just a (pretty startling) clarification of existing policy, published to the popular social network Vkontakte.
According to Russian media, the announcement came in light of a lawsuit filed by the Russian singer Valeri Syutkin, who sued an irreverent Wikipedia-style culture site over an image macro that paired his picture with some less-than-tasteful lyrics from another artist’s song.
On Tuesday, a Moscow judge ruled for Syutkin, prompting the Roskomnadzor to publish an update to its “personal data laws.”
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: internet; meme; russia; ukraine; web
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To: MinorityRepublican
Most public figures need to have their honor, dignity and business harmed.
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:32:09 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:34:30 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Russia is a backward 3rd world dictatorship posing as a first world superpower. And these freaks are armed with nukes.
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:40:22 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Yet apparently it’s still legal for Russians to murder Ukrainians and return to Russia. They even get a medal for that. I wonder how regular Russians will feel about living amongst these self admitted mass murders. Having that filth in the neighborhood is worse than having a pedophile on your block.
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:49:50 PM PDT
by
lodi90
To: MinorityRepublican
A leader who can't take a joke is a poor leader indeed.
Killing the court jester is a sign of weakness, not strength.
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:54:30 PM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:55:06 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:10:07 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:11:11 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(an icon of resistance within the oppressed patriots, who represent resilience in the face of SSV)
To: MinorityRepublican
Russian politicians are butthurt that dashcam videos show how their country is a heap of garbage.
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:11:32 PM PDT
by
Objective Scrutator
(All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
To: MinorityRepublican
I hope they don't ban their national treasure.
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:17:11 PM PDT
by
abishai
To: BenLurkin
hey how about an International Draw Putin Day!??
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:23:11 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: abishai
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:24:53 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
To: MinorityRepublican
I can imagine that there
might be a few nominal "American"s who'd LIKE to be able to outlaw a "meme" here and there...yes!
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:29:41 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: abishai
thankx, now i'll prolly hear YAYAYA for the rest of the night...
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:31:32 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Yeah, makes you wonder why the west keeps provoking them. Expansion of NATO to their doorsteps? Ukraine in the EU/Nato? Crazy.
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:32:59 PM PDT
by
Tea Party Terrorist
(Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
To: Tea Party Terrorist
Yeah, makes you wonder why the west keeps provoking them. Expansion of NATO to their doorsteps? Ukraine in the EU/Nato? Crazy. That's BS, as, actually, NATO has done everything to appease Russia. No one was offering Ukraine NATO status (and they still aren't). And Ukraine was only asking for a trade relationship with EU, the same as countries like Israel has. They have a right to determine what they will or will not do as a nation.
To: Tea Party Terrorist
Yeah, just don’t “provoke” them, that’s the ticket. It will work with Iran, too.
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:38:53 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/11/2015 3:52:49 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(Walker / Cruz 2016 or Cruz/ Walker 2016 Either one is good...)
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