The editorial office of Texty.org.ua became the target of a hate campaign by "Trukha" after publishing an investigation into how Ukrainian Telegram channels use air raid alerts to attract audiences and increase their popularity. After this publication, "Trukha" began spreading manipulative and defamatory posts about the activities of Texty.org.ua, calling on readers to personally harass individual members of the team and their loved ones.Читати українською

“Hahahaha. That lady is just a stupid chicken!” — such comments aren’t uncommon under YouTube videos of various media outlets in Ukraine. Aggression, harassment, sexism, and threats against journalists are all examples of gender-based violence online. Although YouTube has strict policies against hate speech, its moderation algorithms often miss it, removing hundreds of thousands pieces of content but leaving “just a stupid chicken” under videos from Ukrainian media. This may be due to the imperfection of the algorithms themselves or problems with “understanding” the Ukrainian language.