Instead of “magic and prejudice,” Russian media should be “filled with educational projects, success stories, as well as scientific and cultural achievements,” said the vice speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. .
Russian media should be banned from broadcasting the predictions of astrologers and soothsayers. This is what Vice Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Boris Chernyshev said on Thursday, January 2.
According to him, “Such materials are often presented as entertainment or neutral content, but in fact they take advantage of the ignorance of individual citizens, create tolerance for fraud and promote the spread of pseudoscience.”
He added that Egypt’s National Broadcasting Organization has already banned state TV channels and radio stations from inviting astrologers, soothsayers and other pseudoscientific “experts”. Russia, according to Chernyshev, “can use this method.”
Chernyshev believes that instead of magic and prejudice, the Russian media should be “full of educational projects, success stories, as well as scientific and cultural achievements.” He promised to send appropriate appeals to the management of major publications and called for a “legal assessment” of the activities of magicians and psychics.
Previously, State Duma deputy from United Russia Alexander Spiridonov said that he is preparing a bill that provides criminal punishment for placing the evil eye and love spell.
Source: korrespondent
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