The nationwide plan would black out all adult content from noon to 6 p.m. and essentially regulate the industry, although it appears any such law would be impossible to police.
Some in the Duma, or Russian Parliament, reason that latchkey kids are able to surf the web unattended while their parents are working during the day. As a result, lawmakers have chosen to ban the content during one-quarter of the day.
But Internet experts point out that filtering content through a software solution does the trick as well.
Lawmakers are planning to vote on the piece of legislation at the end of the month.
