A deal with UMG will allow VKontakte to fully switch to licensed music, replacing user-uploaded tracks and shedding the social network's reputation as the main source of illegitimate digital music… By ...

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 ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Pavel Durov is now out for good from Vkontakte (VK.com), Russia’s leading ...

Europe’s biggest social network faces new challenges with the departure of its CEO Pavel Durov, leaving many asking the equivalent of 'what would Facebook be without Zuckerberg.' Late on Friday, Jan.

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 ...

PhotoXPress A youth project with lots of free content, launched in 2006, VKontakte soon conquered the Russian-speaking social network market. Despite the management change and a wave of scandals, ...