Rostelecom partially blocks Vkontakte social networkRostelecom, a major internet provider, has blocked certain sections of the Vkontakte social network.12:51 19.11.2013
US company's appeal in row with Russia's leading social network rejectedThe Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by the US Talk Fusion against the dismissal of the lawsuit aimed at the Russian VKontakte company and against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovic.17:03 23.07.2013
Parents demand 'content clean-up' in leading Russian social networkThe Urals Parents' Committee public foundation has appealed to Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov and law enforcement agencies to suspend the VKontakte social network in order to cleanse it of content that is harmful to children.15:15 07.06.2013
US company's lawsuit against Russia's prime social network dismissedThe St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court of Appeals dismissed on Wednesday the defamation lawsuit filed by the US Talk Fusion against the Russian VKontakte company and against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovich.17:06 05.06.2013
US company's defamation suit against Russian social network adjourned till JuneThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region on Tuesday announced a recess until June 5 in the defamation proceedings between US company Talk Fusion and popular Russian social networking company VKontakte, RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.11:29 29.05.2013
Russian popular social network blacklisted by mistake - watchdogVKontakte, Russia's largest social networking website, was put on the list of websites hosting prohibited content by mistake, says Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor spokesman Vladimir Pikov.14:22 24.05.2013
Russian social network founder denies fleeing to USThe founder of Russia’s most popular social networking website, VKontakte, denied on Monday media reports that he has gone to the United States to create a new social network.14:08 22.04.2013
Russian social network founder questioned over road accidentInvestigators in St. Petersburg have summoned VKontakte CEO Pavel Durov for questioning in connection with a road accident in the city center.13:33 18.04.2013
US Talk Fusion files defamation suit against Russian popular social networkUS Talk Fusion has filed a defamation suit for 9 million rubles ($290,980) in damages against the Russian VKontakte company which owns the country's most popular social network of the same name and also against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovich in connection with their negative posts on network's website.14:50 25.03.2013
Russia's top social network disputes recovery of $17,493 for hosting songsThe Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has registered an appeal by VKontakte, owner of the eponymous social network, against the court ruling to award Gala Records 550,000 rubles ($17,493) for hosting songs by the popular singer MakSim.14:49 20.11.2012
Supreme Court dismisses Russian social network's piracy appealThe Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed VKontakte's request to transfer for review to the court's presidium the imposition of damages in the amount of 210,000 rubles ($6,640) against the company for hosting songs on its website without the consent of the copyright holders.16:11 12.11.2012
Prosecutors call for blocking gunman's social network pageThe Moscow Prosecutor's Office have asked the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) to close access to the VKontakte social network page of Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people dead last week.12:53 12.11.2012
Russia's top social network to pay for illegally hosting songsThe St. Petersburg Commercial Court has sided with Gala Records in its lawsuit to recover $18,000 from VKontakte social networking service for hosting songs by the popular singer MakSim.12:06 11.10.2012
VKontakte removes prophet video from websiteRussia's largest social networking service VKontakte has removed the notorious Innocence of Muslims film from its website and left only videos that talk about the Innocence of Muslims.19:16 27.09.2012
Prosecutor's office indictes social network for pornographyThe Prosecutor's Office of Murmansk's Oktyabrsky District has filed a lawsuit against VKontakte, accusing the owner of the social network of not limiting users' access to pornographic videos.12:54 23.07.2012