Facing low birth rates and an aging population, Russia is set to ban any information deemed to promote a "rejection of childbearing."

Summary

Russian lawmakers passed a controversial bill banning “child-free propaganda” to reverse a demographic slump and promote traditional family values.

The bill targets materials that promote a conscious rejection of having children and includes fines and deportation provisions.

It comes alongside existing bans on LGBTQ+ relationships and gender reassignment.

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    591·
    2 days ago

    Took me a moment to understand this headline wasnt banning “propaganda that doesn’t include children”

    • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      China and Russia are pushing their people to have more kids and increase their numbers while amplifying the sentiment that people from enemy nations shouldn’t have kids.

      • Riskable@programming.devEnglish
        20·
        2 days ago

        Because nothing says, “I should have children” than living under an overbearing autocratic government trying to control your life!

    • wewbullEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      Children are future workers, soldiers and parents.

      These countries see that birth rates are dropping in the west and are looking to become dominant in numbers.

      • MartianSands@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        2 days ago

        I’m pretty sure their concern is their own birth rate dropping, actually. Have you seen the demographics graph for Russia? They’re facing a complete collapse of their working-age population in a decade or two

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      That is not the problem. Politicians should often be forward-thinking. In the US, failure to plan more than 2 years ahead is a huge detriment to infrastructure funding. Of course, central long-term planning à la USSR that does not consider market developments is an example of how wrong the opposite extreme can go.

    • boreengreen@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      I have a feeling that they are planning to use the survivng ukranian women and children for something.

  • Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    CAN something like this really works? Because its not like he did anything at all to make life for familys easier.

  • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    Oh thank Moses I was wondering when all the flood of people telling me to not have kids was gonna stop! /s