VKontakte

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VK is a major Russian technology company operating social media platforms including VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, and Dzen, as well as the messaging service Max. It faced European Union sanctions in July 2025 over allegations of supporting state surveillance and undermining civil society, leading to the removal of its apps from Apple and Google app stores; however, VK stated these sanctions did not affect its operations, with services continuing via alternative platforms like RuStore. The company reported a small quarterly profit in Q2 2026, driven largely by the sale of a stake in Tочка Bank, bu…

Events

• Fake Russian apps appear in App Store
• VK Video Blocks Yabloko's Election Fundraising Stream
• Apple Blocks App Reinstall via iMazing
• VK shares hit historical low on Moscow Exchange
• Oryol Governor Tells Residents to Report People with Accents
• Meme '6-7' Tops Russian Internet Trends
• VK Sues Apple for 58M RUB Daily Over App Removal
• VK sues Apple over App Store removal
• VK sues Apple over App Store app removal
• Man fined for fake post to boost Max channel

Recent coverage

• VK filed a lawsuit against Apple over removal of holding company apps from AppStore, TASS clarified in VK. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Court to hear VK's October 27 claim to restore three apps in App Store — Вести
• Popular teen messenger Blink transmits user geolocation to VK service and operates on its infrastructure... — The Insider
• One Blink and you're in VK — Новая газета Европа
• Daily audience of VK broadcasts exceeded 2.5 million users — Ведомости
• Fake copies of deleted Russian apps have appeared in the App Store — Новости Москвы
• Teachers now have access to a new notification service in MAX — Москва 24
• VK launches educational projects for Knowledge Day — Вечерняя Москва
• Sferum will remind students and their parents instead of teachers, said in an interview with TASS the head of the VK group Rustam Khaybullin — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Service with doctors' answers to questions about women's health launched in "Sphera", Vice President for Strategic Projects of VK Group Rustam Khaybullov reported in an interview with TASS — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Expert: It is impossible to fake grades in an electronic diary — Вести
• VK cut off the broadcast of the 'Peaceful Stream' of the 'Yabloko' party — ASTRA
• Prosecure began pursuing two communists for comparing United Russia members to swindlers and snakes — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
• Vedomosti: In Russia, it was proposed to legalize training on open data of AI models — Вести
• Every fourth resident of major Russian cities buys clothes on resale platforms, another 25% ready to try such a format - VK poll — Московский кэш
• Apple blocked pirated method for installing sanctioned apps for Russians — The Moscow Times
• Poll: 41 percent of Russians believe that school friendship lasts a lifetime — Вечерняя Москва
• VK shares on Moscow Exchange fell to historical minimum — Вечерняя Москва
• VK shares hit historical low after launch of messenger from Wildberries — SOTAvision
• Udmurt deputy accidentally posted a manual instead of a praise post about 'United Russia' — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия