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 Ilja Janitskin 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, Janitskin 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 in August 2017.[3] He was later extradited to Finland, and in October 2018, Janitskin was convicted of 16 offences and given a 22-month prison sentence. According to the court, Janitskin was the chief editor and owner of MV-lehti, and as such he was responsible for its content. Among the convictions were defamation of the journalist Jessikka Aro and two other women. Janitskin was likely to be spared from any more prison time, however, as he had been in custody and in home arrest for almost a year, and as a first-timer he would have been released after completing half of his sentence.[4][5]

In January 2018, Janitskin left MV-media. The new owner, Juha Korhonen, said he would turn the website into a "cleaner" version.[6]

Janitskin died of cancer in February 2020 at the age of 42. He had been appealing his convictions.[7]

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. Uhari, Markku (2018-10-18). "Ilja Janitskinille ehdotonta vankeutta MV-kokonaisuudesta – tuomio yhteensä 16 rikoksesta". Aamulehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. Reinboth, Susanna (2018-10-19). "Ilja Janitskinin ja Johan Bäckmanin rikosten suunnitelmallisuus korotti korvaukset poikkeuksellisen suuriksi – vankilan Janitskin saattaa kuitenkin välttää". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  6. "HS: Ilja Janitskin sai tarpeekseen perustamansa MV-lehden kannattajista: "Mä joudun kuuntelemaan 24/7 hirveitä löpinöitä"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  7. "Ilja Janitskin dies from cancer, age 42". News Now Finland. February 7, 2020.
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