Russian Books Marked With Drug Warning Labels
Russian publishing houses are facing increased scrutiny as AI-driven text scanning identifies prohibited words in literary works. Russian authorities continue to implement restrictions despite constitutional prohibitions against censorship. Russian authorities are implementing censorship measures targeting media, cinema, theaters, and exhibitions under Article 21 of the Russian Federation Constitution. The regulations allow for preliminary material checks by state-controlled entities. Most traditional media outlets are already under state or state-aligned corporate control. This environment renders formal constitutional bans on censorship ineffective in practice. Artificial intelligence systems are automatically applying warning labels to digital books in Russia. The AI scans texts for prohibited words, which has affected works by authors like Mikhail Bulgakov and Viktor Dragunsky.
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“AI is scanning texts for prohibited words, which almost affected the writer Dragunsky because of his surname. Publishers are obliged to contact the Russian Book Union.”
“Плюс к тому более 40 писателей, поэтов и публицистов, внесены в риеса и наагентов... по оценкам некоторых юристов, из российских библиотек могут быть изъяты более половины книг”
“Цензура в России набирает обороты и касается уже почти любой сферы жизни. Например, песня группы «Анакондос» на сервисе Яндекс.Музыка наполовину состоит из умолчаний и звуков цензуры.”
“Цензура в России набирает обороты и касается уже почти любой сферы жизни. Например, песня группы «Анакондос» «Мама я люблю» на сервисе Яндекс.Музыка наполовину состоит из умолчаний и звуков цензуры.”
“even if it's not about them at all. For example, the song 'Mama, ya lyublyu' by the group Anacondas on the Yandex Music service consists of silences and censorship sounds on half of it.”
“In other spheres, censorship is developing its own way. From films and series, entire fragments are being cut out. And from songs, words are being thrown out.”
“They have gone further and replaced mentions of drugs on the Yandex Music service with the word Roskomnadzor, calling it a collaboration of consciousness.”
“В этот же день начал действовать закона маркировки о произведении искусств, которых упоминаются наркотики. Он распространяется в том числе и на уже выпущенные фильмы, песни, книги.”
“це якось централізоване рішення рознарядки зверху, щоб так реагувати на висказування людей. В цьому ж таке, що зараз збирають, можливо, последні інструменти, висказування своєї мнєнн в Росії.”
“подобній роді преследуваниях и наказаниях проникают в общественное пространство, это и есть предупреждение людям. И, более того, я думаю, что многие аресты и многие суровые наказания сегодня — это и есть то самое предупреждение.”
“Z-bloggers often get away with it, while an ordinary person can be held accountable for even a not so sharp statement about fakes or discredit.”
“how this can happen in a country where there is still a book called the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in which Article 21 contains an explicit prohibition on censorship.”
“It will be censorship. In traditional media, which I mentioned, censorship is not needed, because practically all media today are under state control, or belong to the state, or belong to companies that are under state control.”
“In traditional media, censorship is not needed, because practically all media today are under state control, either they belong to the state, or they belong to companies that are under state control.”
“Искусственный интеллект просто автоматически сканирует тексты на предмет запрещённых слов, из-за чего чуть был не пострадал писатель Драгунский.”
“Propaganda of drug use. Found in the works of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy. Books began to be marked with labeling about the harm of drugs.”
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