Chinese authorities have banned TV channels from showing "effeminate" men in their programs. It is reported by the Associated Press. Broadcasters must "resolutely put a stop to effeminate men and other abnormal aesthetics," according to new requirements from the General Directorate of Printing and Publication. Shows of wealth, as well as discussions of over-paid stars and "vulgar" celebrities, should also be avoided on TV.

The GetContact application, designed to determine the owners of phone numbers, was included in the register of information dissemination organizers. Roskomsvoboda drew attention to this. The entry in the register is dated September 1. Entry into the registry means that GetContact will now be required to collect and store user data and share it with government agencies and intelligence agencies at their request.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gets patriotic welcome in Yekaterinburg During a visit to Yekaterinburg on September 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was treated to a patriotic flash mob performed by employees of the wholesale company Sima-Land. The Sverdlovsk region’s Governor Evgeny Kuyvashev and Yekaterinburg businessman Andrey Simanovsky also attended the event.

Why should the authorities promote electronic voting. Biden met with Zelensky. Putin poked Good evening, THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT This is Meduza's daily newsletter about the most important things that happened during the day.

Associates of politician Alexei Navalny released an investigation stating that the family of State Duma Vice Speaker Alexei Gordeev owns real estate worth about 1.5 billion rubles. According to the authors of the investigation, Gordeev's wife Tatyana owns an apartment in Moscow with an area of ​​252 square meters opposite the Tretyakov Gallery; Navalny's associates estimated its market value at 260 million rubles.

Baillie Walsh / Universal Music The Swedish pop group ABBA will release a new album for the first time in 40 years. The musicians announced this during a special stream on Yetube. The plate, called "Voyage", will be released on November 5th. It will include 10 new songs. Simultaneously with the announcement of the release of the new album, the musicians presented two new songs - “I Still Have Faith in You” and “Donʼt Shut Me Down” ( here is the link to them in all the most popular streaming).

Novaya Gazeta publishes leaked recording of ‘secret training’ for poll workers in a city near Moscow The independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta obtained an audio recording that allegedly reveals poll workers in Korolyov, a city outside Moscow, being trained to rig the vote ahead of the State Duma elections. The woman heard on the tape is believed to be Zhanna Prokofieva, an advisor to the mayor of Korolyov.

The CEC said businessman Dmitry Potapenko's claim that he was removed from the election because he owns shares in Yandex and Sberbank is untrue. The corresponding letter from the CEC was received by Meduza. What are we talking about? On September 1, it became known that the Supreme Court canceled the registration of Dmitry Potapenko, who was a candidate for the State Duma from the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.

We swing back and forth under "Turn it up" Little Big released a new clip with the American singer Oliver Three and Estonian rapper Tommy Kash - for the song “Turn It Up”. The video was shot by director Alina Pimazov. The plot is simple: the musicians wake up, brush their teeth, have breakfast, read, hang out by the pool and water everyone with champagne. But all this is under an ongoing pitching. If you are rocking you, we warned you!

Novaya Gazeta published a recording of a training session for heads of election commissions in Korolev. Here is a brief summary The city authorities had a big request — to do everything so that it would go off without any comments or complaints. We ourselves don’t want to justify ourselves, give evidence, or talk to the prosecutor’s office. We are interested in a specific figure and a specific party — 42-45% on the party list. I hope they won’t have enough strength to catch us.

A court in Rostov-on-Don has jailed activist Bella Nasibyan for five days over a photo that showed a poster promoting Team Navalny’s “Smart Vote” initiative, reports the BBC Russian Service. Misdemeanor charges were drawn up against the activist, who is part of the campaign team for parliamentary candidate Alexander Ryabchuk, over a photo she posted in one of her Instagram stories.

Russian street artists take inspiration from ‘foreign agent’ theme It’s been two days since Meduza concluded its summer music festival , where well-known artists (like Eurovision finalist Manizha ) showed their support for Meduza and other media outlets labeled as “foreign agents” by premiering new music and special covers of beloved tracks. Now, heading into fall, other creatives are taking on the “foreign agent” theme — namely, graffiti artists.

Netflix streaming service was released by the trailer for the comedy action movie Rowson Marshall Terber (“We are Millers”) “Red Notification”. The main roles were played by Deadpool, Black Adam and Wonder Woman ... In the sense of Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot.

A court in Rostov-on-Don has arrested activist Bella Nasibyan for five days over a photo with a poster of the Smart Voting project, the BBC Russian Service reports. The administrative protocol was drawn up because of the activist's Instagram stories. They showed a poster of the Duma candidate Alexander Ryabchuk, in whose election campaign Nasibyan is participating, as well as other leaflets and posters, including one with "Smart Voting".

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a decree on the introduction of a state of emergency in the regions adjacent to the border with Belarus. Such a decision, the presidential press service said, is necessary to ensure the security of both Poland itself and the European Union. The state of emergency is introduced for a period of 30 days.