Russia has begun employing censors to review books before publication — Der Spiegel
Russian publishing houses are increasingly adopting the practice of pre-screening books on "sensitive" topics before they are released.
Der Spiegel reports this, citing sources in the Russian publishing industry.
According to the sources, special experts are involved in this process to analyze the texts and remove passages that could be considered “potentially problematic.”
In particular, topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity are completely excluded.
Exactly how the work of these “experts” is organized, in what format they collaborate with publishers, and which specific books have been edited is not specified.
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