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Mediazona finds censorship in 200 foreign series on Russian streaming service
Mediazona compared 472 foreign TV series on Russian streaming service Amediateka with their original versions.
It found censored scenes in 200 series, totaling 75 hours.
LGBTQ+ topics accounted for 44 hours of cuts, while 12 hours involved political content, including references to Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.
Some dialogue was also softened in translation; for example, “he’s gay” became “he’s different.”
Amediateka distributes series from studios including HBO, Showtime, AMC and Warner Bros., and other Russian streaming services use its translations.
The service has received citations at least six times, including twice under a law on “propaganda of nontraditional relationships.”
Mediazona found censored scenes in 200 of the 472 foreign series it examined on Russian streaming service Amediateka.
The review identified 75 hours of censored scenes.
LGBTQ+ topics accounted for 44 hours of the censored material, while political content accounted for 12 hours.
Mediazona said scenes involving incest, pedophilia, drugs and “non-traditional” sex were also frequently cut.
Amediateka’s translations sometimes softened wording, changing “he’s gay” to “he’s different.”
- Who
- Mediazona examined the series available on Amediateka, a Russian streaming service.
- What
- It found censored scenes in 200 of 472 foreign series reviewed.
- When
- The report was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- On Amediateka in Russia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Series reviewed
- 472
- Series with censored scenes
- 200
- Censored scenes identified
- 75 hours
- LGBTQ+ topics
- 44 hours
- Political content
- 12 hours
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