Before that, the Telegram channel was blocked shortly after journalist Ksenia Sobchak publicly appealed to North Ossetia’s Head Sergei Menyailo. Sanakoev published compromising material about one of his ‘colleagues’ from the Caucasian Community, accusing him of being a drug user. He also alleged that There Is No Harassment in the Caucasus was itself a project of the Caucasian Community. The Caucasian Community appeared in early 2026 and presented itself as a movement defending ‘traditional values’. Men who have criticised such campaigns or spoke out against double standards regarding women’s behaviour in the North Caucasus have also been targeted.