MV-media

MV-media, also known as MV??!!, formerly Mitä Vittua? ("What the Fuck?") and MV-lehti is a Finnish alternative media site based in Spain and from 2018 Finland. It was founded by Ilya Yanitskin in 2014.

MV-lehti
Type of site
Online newspaper
Alternative media
Available inFinnish
English
URLwww.mvlehti.net
CommercialYes
Launched2014 (2014)

MV-lehti has been accused of racism and spreading fake news and hate speech.[1][2] Due to this, Yanitskin was suspected of several crimes, including incitement to ethnic or racial hatred, libel and copyright infringement, and was taken into custody by the Andorran police.[3] He died in February 2020 at the age of 42.[4]

References
  1. Vainio, Juha (28 March 2015). "Vihasivusto tienaa isoja tuloja tunnettujen suomalaisyritysten mainoksilla". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. Koivuranta, Esa (11 January 2016). "MV-lehteä vastaan nousi boikottirintama – Kokoomusnuoret: Rahahanat saatava kiinni". Yle News (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. Nyman, Riikka (4 August 2017). KRP vahvistaa: Janitskin otettu kiinni Andorrassa Iltalehti. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "Ilja Janitskin dies from cancer, age 42". News Now Finland. February 7, 2020.
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