The companies boycotting Facebook in an effort to fight hate speech have been advertising for years on VK.com, “a Russian social media platform that bans gay-rights groups and is known as a haven for ...

In December 2021, two months before the invasion of Ukraine, the new CEO of Russia’s second-most-popular social media network sat next to an immaculate Christmas tree and introduced himself to staff ...

Since the Kremlin began throttling YouTube playback speeds in Russia this summer, two homegrown platforms have been vying to take its place: Rutube and VKontakte’s VK Video. While Rutube swiftly ...

While western social media such as Facebook and Instagram are globally the most popular, Russians still prefer to use the homegrown social network, Vkontakte, or VK for short. VK remains the most ...