Editing Bleep censor (section)

=== Russia ===
In Russia, the use of a bleep censor on television and radio broadcasting, and movies is very commonplace due to the laws that do not allow the use of foul language without giving a list of banned words, as mass media may face fines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elder |first=Miriam |date=2013-04-08 |title=Swear words ban leaves Russian media in a muddle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/08/swear-words-ban-russian-media-muddle |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Remnick |first=David |date=2014-05-05 |title=Putin’s Four Dirty Words |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/putins-four-dirty-words |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> On April 8, 2013, amendments were adopted to the law regulating the activities of the media in Russia, which prohibited the "use of obscene language", i.e. ''[[Mat (profanity)|mat]]'' in Russian mass media.