Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain. The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 ...

Last week, Mail.ru Group, the LSE-listed Russian Internet giant, announced it now fully controls Vkontakte (VK.com), the leading Russian language social network with over 250 million registered ...

VKontakte, the so-called "Russian Facebook," formerly notorious for fostering user-generated illegitimate music content, reported 1.5 million of subscribers to its legitimate music streaming service… ...

In December 2024, VKontakte’s monthly audience in Russia surpassed YouTube’s for the first time, RBC reported, citing data from the media research firm Mediascope. The analysis included individuals ...

Russian social network Vkontakte.ru, notoriously heavily ‘inspired’ by Facebook‘s design, business model and features, is plotting an international roll-out according to daily business newspaper ...

It says 'Public Games' will be the first reality show taking place exclusively on social media. By Vladimir Kozlov The “Russian Facebook” VKontakte on Wednesday unveiled plans for a reality show ...

Pavel Durov, the creator of Russia’s biggest social network VKontakte, is more than a little familiar with government surveillance. On a prep call for a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt in ...

The Russian social network Vkontakte (VK) is making personnel lay-offs, although they have not been officially announced. Hundreds of employees have already been laid off, but the cuts could extend to ...

Until now, video content has been generated by users, which has raised criticism from rights holders. By Vladimir Kozlov Russia’s largest social networking website VKontakte, a local equivalent of ...

Russia's largest social network, VKontakte, is developing a subscription music service. By Billboard Staff With licensing agreements with all three major labels finally in hand, Russia’s largest ...

White hat hackers have flooded VKontakte (VK) with spam on Valentine's Day as part of a revenge prank against the Russian social network after the company failed to both fix and financially reward a ...