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
    60·
    17 days ago

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

    • UsernameHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      17 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·
        17 days ago

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

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      17 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·
        17 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

    • boreengreen@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      17 days ago

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

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      17 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.

  • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    17 days ago

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