Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that the authorities would take steps to prevent “any element” from state-run media that would be associated with “xenophobia”. In particular, the head of state agreed with the proposal to ban the term “infogypsies” in the federal media.
During a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations, a specialist in the field of ethnography and history of the Roma, Nadezhda Demeter, expressed the idea of banning phrases in the media sphere that indicate nationality and have a “pronounced negative connotation”, as well as the word “infogypsies”. In her opinion, it contributes to the spread of “gypsy-phobia”.
Putin responded by saying that it is not easy to exert an appropriate influence on the blogosphere, but with respect to state-owned media, “it definitely absolutely needs to be done.” He assured that the authorities will take into account the proposal.
Let’s add that information gypsies, as a rule, are people who sell information that is of no real value to the consumer. In connection with the spread of “infogypsies”, State Duma deputies explained the need to license business training.
Source: Rosbalt
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