Putin pledges to protect morals in media, Internet
MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) - Prime Minister, presidential candidate Vladimir Putin pledges to combat propaganda of violence, nationalism and smoking in the media, including the Internet.
"We will actively defend morals in the media and the Internet," says a draft program 2012-2018 posted on the website www.putin2012.ru.
"Modern technologies must help our citizens be informed, communicate with each other, study and work. We will combat attempts to use the information space for propaganda of violence, nationalism, pornography, drug abuse, smoking and drinking," the draft said.
"We will not allow low-standard mass culture products to damage moral and psychical health of our children and we will promote and support domestic programs of high quality," the draft said.