Novaya gazeta has its own achievements, but there are some questionable parts as well. In 2016 it initiated a moral panic about a phenomenon called "Blue Whale

Novaya gazeta has its own achievements, but there are some questionable parts as well. In 2016 it initiated a moral panic about a phenomenon called "Blue Whale Challenge"[0] which obviously never existed (or started existing in ironic form after the initial article - there were just too many people unable to miss such an opportunity to get their lulz). While being absolutely unprofessional, the article appeared in a very convenient time - in the midst of an ongoing government campaign to increase control over social networks. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge