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Russian MPs have given a final warning to TV stations to cut back on violent shows like the Simpsons if they want to avoid censorship.
First Deputy Speaker Lyubov Sliska said it was a "yellow card" for the channels. A resolution, initiated by Sliska and fellow United Russia member Farid Gainullin, was approved by a 417-1 landslide. It called on television companies to more strictly adhere to a voluntary code of conduct signed in June by the chief executives of six leading national channels to avoid promoting a "cult of violence and cruelty".
The move came after the Simpsons was given a hard core adults-only rating and blamed for corrupting Russian schoolchildren and degrading family values. MP Yelena Afanasyeva said: "The experts gave just the result we feared. They found the Simpsons were crammed with violent and aggressive episodes. These cartoons also introduce antagonism between children and parents."
First Deputy Speaker Lyubov Sliska said it was a "yellow card" for the channels. A resolution, initiated by Sliska and fellow United Russia member Farid Gainullin, was approved by a 417-1 landslide. It called on television companies to more strictly adhere to a voluntary code of conduct signed in June by the chief executives of six leading national channels to avoid promoting a "cult of violence and cruelty".
The move came after the Simpsons was given a hard core adults-only rating and blamed for corrupting Russian schoolchildren and degrading family values. MP Yelena Afanasyeva said: "The experts gave just the result we feared. They found the Simpsons were crammed with violent and aggressive episodes. These cartoons also introduce antagonism between children and parents."
