[ PFIR ] It's now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown

Ted Smith tedks at riseup.net
Wed Apr 5 22:41:04 PDT 2017


It's like Putin is neither cypherpunk nor even a friend to cypherpunks.

WHO KNEW?!?!?!?!???!?

On April 5, 2017 10:09:34 PM PDT, John Newman <jnn at synfin.org> wrote:
>
>
>> On Apr 5, 2017, at 11:25 PM, Cecilia Tanaka
><cecilia.tanaka at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List"
><pfir at pfir.org>
>> Date: Apr 5, 2017 22:18
>> Subject: [ PFIR ] It's now illegal in Russia to share an image of
>Putin as a gay clown
>> 
>> 
>> It's now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown
>> 
>>
>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/05/its-now-illegal-in-russia-to-share-an-image-of-putin-as-a-gay-clown/
>> 
>>         Russia has banned a picture depicting President Vladimir
>Putin
>>         as a potentially gay clown. Russian news outlets are having
>>         trouble reporting exactly which image of the Internet's many
>>         Putin-gay-clown memes is now illegal to share. Because, you
>>         know, it's been banned.  But the picture was described last
>>         week on the Russian government's list of things that
>>         constitute "extremism."
>> 
>>  - - -
>> 
>> Oh, God!  I can't share Putin-gay-clown images anymore!  What will I
>do in my free time?!  :-o
>> 
>> The guy isn't smart, hahaha!!  Censorship banning a meme is pretty
>stupid.  He's begging for a viral, woohoo!!  :D
>> 
>> #  Cute Bonus:  -  There are long months, I am waiting for this
>battle.  I'm Japanese.  It's in my genetics to love giant robots with
>passion!  :D
>> 
>>
>http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/5/15192948/giant-robot-duel-megabots-date-venue
>
>How sad for certain cretins that idolize totalitarian rulers :)

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