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Offline MadCatTLX

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Russia Bans Memes
« on: April 11, 2015, 08:39:50 pm »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/04/10/russia-just-made-a-ton-of-internet-memes-illegal/?tid=hybrid_linearcol_1_na



Russia has banned any memes that show public figures in a way that "has no relation to [their] personality".



What do you all think is the likelihood of people taking this as challenge, and trying to make as many Putin memes as possible.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2015, 08:55:27 pm »
It's adorable how some people think they can actually police the Internet.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2015, 10:13:12 pm »
YOU CAN TAKE MY BODY BUT YOU CANT TAKE MY MEMES!
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2015, 10:41:12 pm »
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2015, 01:41:24 am »
Russia can't handle dank memes.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2015, 02:19:05 am »
Quote from: Dakota Bob on April 12, 2015, 01:41:24 am
>TFW Russia can't handle dank memes.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2015, 02:20:54 am by I am lizard »
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2015, 03:37:37 am »
Unsurprising- the Kremlin-Orthodox falange exercises ridiculous amounts of political power in what is ostensibly a first-world state and is hilariously backwards.

On a less serious note:

« Last Edit: April 12, 2015, 03:41:29 am by Second Coming of Madman »
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2015, 03:32:52 pm »
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2015, 04:05:24 pm »
How the heck are they going to enforce this? Are they keeping an eye out on le reddit armie and their dank maymays or something?
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2015, 05:24:51 pm »
Granted this is only enforceable in Russia it's still completely stupid.

Ironbite-like every time some country gets the bug up it's ass to try and regulate the internet's speech.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2015, 06:34:35 pm »
MAY A BILLION GRUMPY CATS NOM ON PUTIN...WITH EXTRA GRAVY & CHEESE CURDS!

Does V-Poo get up every morning and come up with ways to "top" yesterday's stupidity?
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2015, 02:17:42 am »
Just a while ago they were showing the trailer for Iron sky the coming race on TV. The one with dancing Putin. They actually had it on one of their channels at least once per hour for 24 hours and were talking about it a lot, trying to make it look like the video was proof of Putin's popularity and how much he is liked outside of Russia.

...Naturally they removed the bit in the end when Putin's eyes briefly turn into lizard eyes. Can't have that spoiling the mood.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2015, 09:04:06 am »
Quote from: askold on April 13, 2015, 02:17:42 am
Just a while ago they were showing the trailer for Iron sky the coming race on TV. The one with dancing Putin. They actually had it on one of their channels at least once per hour for 24 hours and were talking about it a lot, trying to make it look like the video was proof of Putin's popularity and how much he is liked outside of Russia.

...Naturally they removed the bit in the end when Putin's eyes briefly turn into lizard eyes. Can't have that spoiling the mood.

So they took a bit from a movie and pretended it was real? Pathetic.
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2015, 09:46:33 am »
Quote from: askold on April 13, 2015, 02:17:42 am
Just a while ago they were showing the trailer for Iron sky the coming race on TV. The one with dancing Putin. They actually had it on one of their channels at least once per hour for 24 hours and were talking about it a lot, trying to make it look like the video was proof of Putin's popularity and how much he is liked outside of Russia.

...Naturally they removed the bit in the end when Putin's eyes briefly turn into lizard eyes. Can't have that spoiling the mood.
...isn't that literally the trick the nazis pulled on The Great Dictator in the first Iron Sky movie?
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Re: Russia Bans Memes
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2015, 10:22:56 am »
Quote from: Randomwolf42 on April 13, 2015, 09:46:33 am
Quote from: askold on April 13, 2015, 02:17:42 am
Just a while ago they were showing the trailer for Iron sky the coming race on TV. The one with dancing Putin. They actually had it on one of their channels at least once per hour for 24 hours and were talking about it a lot, trying to make it look like the video was proof of Putin's popularity and how much he is liked outside of Russia.

...Naturally they removed the bit in the end when Putin's eyes briefly turn into lizard eyes. Can't have that spoiling the mood.
...isn't that literally the trick the nazis pulled on The Great Dictator in the first Iron Sky movie?

YES!

Jarmo Puskala one of the Iron Sky crew members talked about the massive irony in this incident on his Facebook profile. I was going to explain it to Spuki, they didn't pretend that it was real, they just took a work of fiction that was mocking the glorious leader and after editing it pretended it was a friendly jab and a praise to him.
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Quote from: sandman on May 30, 2012, 08:27:43 am
No matter what happens, no matter what my last words may end up being, I want everyone to claim that they were:
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Quote from: SpaceProg on November 30, 2012, 10:21:56 pm
Aww, you guys rock. :)  I feel the love... and the pitchforks and torches.  Tingly!
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