That which is "freedom" to a liberal, is offensive to a more conservative state of mind. They are two irreconcilable world views. I don't believe there is a right or wrong, but there are as many opinions on this subject as there are people in the world. However, it is true that many Russians hold Western values in contempt, and resist being subjugated to them. Deserved or not, the West is often perceived as a faithless and individualistic society with an exceptional love of money.
The pop culture that arrives on Russian TV screens is often looked down upon for its over-sexualised content. Cultural phenomena such as 'twerking' are not really understood. Further examples can include the often misogynistic rap culture, the overemphasis on all things stupid (are you keeping up with the Kardashians?), the devaluing of the family unit as the foundation of society, the mascularisation of women, the demasculation of men, the ability to have no gender (I mean, what?), and the list goes on.
This is not to feed the opinions of the libertards who scream "Putin banned homosexuality!" He did no such thing and homosexuals live and work in Russia like any other, with no restrictions on any of their civil liberties. What did occur is the ban on "propaganda for homosexuality" to children and teenagers, which is overt and often vulgar. (For example, why is it that a gay parade, for around 1% of the population, can be held on taxpayer money, otherwise known as the majority of the population, but also behave in a way that a group of heterosexual people never could in public?) The point is not that homosexuals should not exist - they can and happily do! The point is that the minority groups should not force their choices on to the majority of the population.
Russia's Roskomnadzor (The Federal Service for Supervision of Information Technologies and Mass Communications) has banned websites such as PornHub, as it violated laws surrounding porn distribution and child protection. Similarly, 136 other adult websites were also banned from being accessed in Russia - all of which can easily be viewed by children in any Western country.
I understand the liberals' concerns about paternalism - but this is about ethics, it is about shutting down profits to a handful of individuals , at the cost of the younger members of society. It is not about consolidation of control.
"With our culture and our traditions as a foundation; we can feel confident about our continued, successful development as a society."
While on the other side of the world it's highly probable the cops will murder 3 or four more people today . . .