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.

  • wewbullEnglish
    51·
    9 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·
      9 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

      • wewbullEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        I haven’t to be fair.

        Doesn’t help when you send the men to war.