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| Artist | Song | Reason for restriction | |--------|------|------------------------| | | “Skibidi” | Profanity; forced radio edit. | | Face | “Burger” | Drug references. | | IC3PEAK | “Grustnaya Suika” | Political undertones, protests. | | Pussy Riot | “Straight Outta Vagina” | Anti-Putin lyrics, explicit imagery. | | Marilyn Manson | Various | “Propaganda of non-traditional relationships.” |

The era of Euphoria -style provocative music videos is dead in Russia. banned uncensored uncut music videos russia

More visceral are the videos released since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Artists like or IC3PEAK utilize the "uncut" aesthetic to show the gruesome reality the state denies. In IC3PEAK's work, the "uncensored" element is often literal: blood, police brutality, and the burning of government buildings. These videos are banned not for their shock value, but for their accuracy. They are banned because they pierce the televised illusion of stability. | Artist | Song | Reason for restriction

Finally, there is the ban on "social degradation." The Russian state is obsessed with fighting the demographic crisis (low birth rates). Consequently, videos that glorify drug use or extreme nihilism often face the censor’s blade. | | Pussy Riot | “Straight Outta Vagina”