Russians complain of outages affecting VK social media platform following Ukrainian attack

Ukrainian FP-1 drones have struck a VK data centre and oil terminals in St Petersburg, triggering service disruptions on VKontakte.
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Russian social media giant VK faces disruptions after data center drone strike

The disruptions began Sunday, when users complained of difficulties loading news feeds, playing music and accessing other ...
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Russian social media platform Vkontakte suffers outages after reported drone strike on data center

On the night of October 18, a data center belonging to VK Holding in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg, was reportedly damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack. Footage published from the ...
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The Russian social media platform "VKontakte" is still experiencing service disruptions following an attack by Ukrainian drones

The Russian social network "VKontakte" has still not returned to its usual traffic levels following the Ukrainian drone strike on a data center near St. Petersburg on October 18. This is according to ...
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‘One Crap-News per Week’: How Kremlin Propaganda Works on Vkontakte Social Media Platforms

This article was originally published in Russian on March 18, 2025, on Novaya Vkladka. Global Voices translated the article, edited it for clarity, and is republishing it with permission from Novaya ...
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Google Play removes Russia-controlled social media Max, VK

The Russian social media app Max has been removed from the Google Play app store its mother company VK announced in a press release on July 16. The Russian government has been increasingly restricting ...