Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Roskomnadzor found no gay propaganda emoticons for iPhone – NEWSru.com

Certified Roscomnadzor experts have not found emoticons Emoji on iPhone propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations, the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to an expert opinion commissioned by the Russian subsidiary of Apple (LLC “Apple Rus”).

The document says that the main aim was to establish whether breaks Emoji Russian law “On protection of children from information harmful to health and development,” which prohibits promote juvenile drug use, alcohol, tobacco, non-traditional sexual relationships, and other information.

Expert analysis was carried out with the help of emoticons iPhone 6. Thus available emoticons divided into several categories: people, nature, food and drink, and others. The results of the study in any groups were found emoticons that can harm health and child development. At the same time, four complaints have caused smiles.

For example, in the category of “objects and symbols” was found the icon of a burning cigarette, but to characterize it as a demonstration or promotion of smoking, experts could not due to lack of image smoker. In the category “food and drinks” were found images of alcoholic beverages (why experts considered them as such, is not specified), but, as in the case of cigarettes, the authors were unable to include the examination of these icons to display or promotion of drinking.

As for the propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations, in the category of “people” the experts found the image of groups of people, adults and children as different or the same gender, but also failed to classify them as illegal.

“As in the case of another language, the idea that will express the user icons, including a minor, will depend on the sequence of a set of signs and symbols, in connection with what will become a positive or negative connotation. From that, in what sequence will be located Emoji icons will change the context of the statements, it can be both the approval and disapproval of certain concepts and actions “, – stated in the conclusion.

It is noted that in the framework of the examination was carried out socio- psychological study, which allowed to find out how children of different ages perceive Emoji. With the consent of the parents was oproscheno several tens of children under five, as well as the categories of “6+”, “12+”, “16+”. The negative impact of emoticons on the physical and psychological state of the child’s study did not find.

Commenting on the results of the experts, the spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky Roskomnadzor noted that examination of Emoji can be described as competent and sound.

“It was carried out not only scientific and practical analysis of the icons, but also studied the reaction of the children and adolescents of different age groups on Emoji. Conducted focus groups, interviewed 20 children. get interesting findings. For example, almost all respondents children perceive these “gay” icons relatives – members of the traditional family (eg, siblings) or friends. At the same time high school students indicated that association with non-traditional relationships in that case may have them only peripherally – as a result of acquaintance with the materials of media this subject, “- said the representative of Roskomnadzor.

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