Ekaterina Mizulina, the head of the Safe Internet League, has voiced a strong stance on media coverage related to what is described as the PMC Redan phenomenon. She argues that the media should stop reporting on such topics because coverage tends to fuel fights and anti social behavior rather than illuminate constructive discourse.
Her position is clear: media organizations, including large channels on messaging platforms, ought to refrain from engaging with these issues. The aim is not to illuminate subcultural movements but to prevent the spread of quarrels, harmful actions, and disruptions in public spaces—issues that can attract more attention to the movements themselves rather than curb them.
According to Mizulina, media outlets should reflect on the consequences of their posts and what their reporting might provoke within communities. The concern centers on the potential for content to incite further incidents rather than inform the public in a responsible way.
In a separate development, authorities reported a police operation at a major shopping center in St. Petersburg where a number of young people were detained. Eyewitness accounts describe a police intervention that appeared to target a group of youths within the premises. Reports from local media indicate that similar patrols have occurred in the capital, raising questions about how such events intersect with emerging social groups and trends described by some as a new subculture.