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The issue here are the suicide instructions written in Russian language so it definitely is about "cultural sensitivities" and not about persecution of civilian

The issue here are the suicide instructions written in Russian language so it definitely is about "cultural sensitivities" and not about persecution of civilians by an authoritarian government. Just because it is okay in your or my culture to distribute such content doesn't mean it is everywhere else - nor that it should be as long as laws reflect the will of the people. Even in US there are topics that will get you into real trouble, not just your page censored. For example: Try creating a blog where you instruct your readers on how to build an explosive belt or bombs. Maybe combine it with religious fundamentalist rhetoric. You'd probably even end up in jail for that.

maxerickson 12y ago
Would there be consequences for merely providing information? http://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Handbook-Department-Army/dp/1619493969 http://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Handbook-Departme...
- DominikR 12y ago
  It's always a matter of the type of content you distribute and the reach you have. Take for example Anwar al-Awlaki. He was a US citizen and his content was extremist religious views that he distributed via Internet. Without a trial or conviction he was killed by a drone strike for that, as was his 16 year old son in a second drone strike. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki
wyager 12y ago
I think most of the people here object to the levels of internet censorship even in the US. Just because someone else has a repressed authoritarian culture does not mean I should be beholden to it.
- DominikR 12y ago
  We do not get to vote on how other societies organise themselves. And on what basis do you even judge that some other culture is repressed and authoritarian? Just because you would feel oppressed under these laws? There are many different cultures out there with vastly different social rules and moral codes and the people living there mostly agree with those rules. Who can judge what set of rules is right? I just know which social order is the right one for me but never which one is universally good. If I attempted to introduce the type of social order and free speech that I prefer in the middle east, there'd be plenty of people there that would try to kill me for that. And the same is also true the other way around.
  - wyager 12y ago
    I'm not claiming their culture is objectively bad or should not be practiced. I'm saying that I should not have to suffer because of their cultural preferences.
danabramov 12y ago
Just because it is okay in your or my culture to distribute such content doesn't mean it is everywhere else - nor that it should be as long as laws reflect the will of the people. Laws have not been reflecting the will of people in Russia for quite some time. There's no opposition and you can't vote these people out of the office. If you protest, you're an outcast, probably even a state enemy. Also, that document was sarcastic. It's obvious from a single glance. This situation is just bureaucrats gone berserk supported by laws written by morons, and has nothing to do with cultural sensitivities or suicide. Source: lived there my whole life

maxerickson 12y ago

Would there be consequences for merely providing information? http://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Handbook-Department-Army/dp/1619493969 http://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Handbook-Departme...

DominikR 12y ago
It's always a matter of the type of content you distribute and the reach you have. Take for example Anwar al-Awlaki. He was a US citizen and his content was extremist religious views that he distributed via Internet. Without a trial or conviction he was killed by a drone strike for that, as was his 16 year old son in a second drone strike. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki

wyager 12y ago

I think most of the people here object to the levels of internet censorship even in the US. Just because someone else has a repressed authoritarian culture does not mean I should be beholden to it.

DominikR 12y ago
We do not get to vote on how other societies organise themselves. And on what basis do you even judge that some other culture is repressed and authoritarian? Just because you would feel oppressed under these laws? There are many different cultures out there with vastly different social rules and moral codes and the people living there mostly agree with those rules. Who can judge what set of rules is right? I just know which social order is the right one for me but never which one is universally good. If I attempted to introduce the type of social order and free speech that I prefer in the middle east, there'd be plenty of people there that would try to kill me for that. And the same is also true the other way around.
- wyager 12y ago
  I'm not claiming their culture is objectively bad or should not be practiced. I'm saying that I should not have to suffer because of their cultural preferences.

danabramov 12y ago

Just because it is okay in your or my culture to distribute such content doesn't mean it is everywhere else - nor that it should be as long as laws reflect the will of the people. Laws have not been reflecting the will of people in Russia for quite some time. There's no opposition and you can't vote these people out of the office. If you protest, you're an outcast, probably even a state enemy. Also, that document was sarcastic. It's obvious from a single glance. This situation is just bureaucrats gone berserk supported by laws written by morons, and has nothing to do with cultural sensitivities or suicide. Source: lived there my whole life