The importance of state television: A new law to encourage national unity.


The importance of state television: A new law to encourage national unity.

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The importance of state television: A new law to encourage national unity.

Russian lawmakers are working on a new law to discourage people from choosing not to watch state-run television. The government supports this idea and believes it is important for people to watch these channels.

The people who want this law believe that watching TV together is a good thing for families and helps bring people together. They also say that state-run TV is the best way for people to get accurate information about what the government is doing.

Vyacheslav Volodin, an important Russian leader, believes that not watching TV is an American idea that could be harmful to Russia. He thinks that state-run TV is the most truthful source of information.

Another leader, Valery Fadeev, agrees and says that young people might think they can get good information from the internet, but it's easy to be tricked. He thinks that not everyone can tell the difference between real and fake news online.

Fadeev believes that only some websites, like those run by the government, can be trusted. He even suggests that the internet might need to be shut down eventually because of the risk of misinformation.


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What are Russian lawmakers working on?

They are working on a new law to discourage people from not watching state-run television.

What do some leaders believe about state-run TV?

They believe that state-run TV is the best way for people to get accurate information about the government.

What does Valery Fadeev think about the internet?

He thinks that young people might be tricked by fake news online and that only some websites can be trusted.


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