Keyword: «censorship»

The author analyses the possibility of censorship in the creation of the conditions for the moral education of children. The facts from the history of teaching of censorship in Russia are also represented. The author describes the materials of the empirical research aimed at studying the public opinion about the recently adopted in Russia law «The protection of children from information harmful to their health and development».

Currently, in the conditions of the information society, there have been changes in human culture and behavior. A new, so-called cybernetics has been formed.

The role that information plays in modern society is due to large-scale changes in politics, economics, geopolitics, and therefore studies aimed at understanding the features of the mechanism for restricting freedom of information and the corresponding legal mechanism are of particular relevance. No less important is the issue of the institution of censorship as a mechanism for controlling information, its production, storage and distribution. Despite the constitutional ban on censorship, there are a number of normative legal acts in the Russian Federation that, in one way or another, allow the restriction of freedom of information, i.e. actually regulate censorship or its individual manifestations. The article discusses the doctrinal and normative approaches to understanding the institution of censorship in Russia, distinguishes between the categories of "censorship" and "restriction of freedom of information". The author substantiates the conclusion that the categories of "censorship" and "restriction of freedom of information" are not identical, and, therefore, unlawful restriction of freedom of information, or its unlawful complete ban, should be considered censorship. At the same time, the restriction of freedom of information that is permissible and introduced in order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of the individual, society and the state should be considered “positive censorship”.

This article examines the principles of State control over the media in the Russian Federation. The study is based on specific legal acts and their direct application in practice. The main themes of the work relate to the right to free access to the various types of information disseminated in the media, the mechanisms governing freedom of expression, and what information content is fully or partially restricted and prohibited in each country.