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Russia seeks to ban ‘propaganda’ promoting childfree lifestyles

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76% Informative

New legislation sets out fines for those deemed to discourage people from having children.

Individuals could be fined up to 400,000 rubles ( about 3,000 ), while the figure rises to 5m rubles for businesses or entities.

Foreign nationals who create content advocating childlessness could be deported.

Last month Russia 's birthrate slid to its lowest level in a quarter of a century .

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74

Informative language

70

Neutral language

64

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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