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User of Russian social network fined $17 for posting Nazi flag

The Kirovsky District Court of the city of Volgograd fined a local resident for publicly displaying Nazi symbols, as reported by the press service of the courts of the Volgograd region.

16:06 24.08.2022

Russian communications watchdog starts development of social networks register

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has started to form a register of social networks. It already includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Likee, Youtube, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

10:44 23.09.2021

Company challenges ruling over use of Vkontakte users’ data

Double Data company has lodged a cassation appeal in a dispute with Vkontakte over the use of the social network users’ data.

11:11 15.09.2021

Outside firm prohibited from using Vkontakte users’ data

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has granted an application filed by Vkontakte social network against Double Data seeking to cancel the latter company’s use of open data provided by users on the social network to sell its own services.

12:03 07.07.2021

VKontakte fined over $20,000 for failure to delete banned video

A court in St. Petersburg fined VKontakte social network 1.5 million rubles (over $20,000) for ignoring demands of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor to delete video calling for participation in unauthorized rallies.

14:23 09.03.2021

Social networks face fines for involvement of minors into illegal activities - watchdog

Social networks Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and YouTube video hosting service will be fined for failure to prevent distribution of calls for participation in the illegal January 23 rally targeted at minors, according to a statement of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor.

17:55 27.01.2021

VKontakte urged to suppress involvement of minors into wrongdoing

Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor has sent a request to the management of VKontakte social network demanding to immediately suppress involvement of minors into unauthorized rallies.

11:26 21.01.2021

Ex-Presidential candidate’s claim against Vkontakte social network dismissed

A district court in St. Petersburg has dismissed a claim of ex-presidential candidate, CEO of The Lenin Sovkhoz cooperative farm Pavel Grudinin against social network Vkontakte seeking to remove information on his private life.

17:44 26.06.2020

Russian prosecutors seek to block fake ethnic grounds coronavirus video

Prosecutors have asked Russian communications agency Roskomnadzor to block video containing false information on the coronavirus infection on ethnic grounds.

17:35 23.04.2020

Moscow court again stays Vkontakte’s lawsuit against Double Data

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended a lawsuit filed by Vkontakte social network against Double Data seeking to cancel the latter company’s use of open data provided by users on the social network to sell its own services.

12:54 11.11.2019

Russian communications agency orders VKontakte to delete comment insulting state symbols

Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has ordered VKontakte to delete a comment insulting state symbols from one of the social network’s group.

17:04 11.07.2019

VKontakte users’ lawsuit over passing personal data to police dismissed

Four activists from Tatarstan, who had demanded 100,000 rubles (about $1,600) in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police, were denied their compensation claim.

14:27 23.04.2019

VKontakte users demand compensation for passing their personal data to police

Four residents of Russia’s Tatarstan have filed a lawsuit demanding 100,000 rubles in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police.

17:39 01.04.2019

VKontakte sued for providing user’s personal data to police

Russia’s largest social network VKontakte became a defendant in a lawsuit over provision of a user’s personal data to the law enforcement.

14:43 31.10.2018

Woman charged with extremism for posts on social media pleads not guilty

Civic activist Oksana Pokhodun charged with extremism for publishing several images on VKontakte social network has pleaded not guilty.

12:34 20.12.2017

Moscow court dismisses Vkontakte’s lawsuit against Double Data

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Vkontakte social network against Double Data seeking to cancel the latter company’s use of open data provided by users on the social network to sell its own services.

10:54 06.10.2017

Social network group admin pleads guilty to pushing teens to suicide

Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte, has pleaded guilty to inciting teenagers to commit suicide.

15:55 11.05.2017

Social media user receives suspended sentence for calls to separatism

A court in the capital of Russia’s Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, has given civil society activist Vladimir Khagdayev a 3-year suspended sentence for a post of a separatist nature on Vkontakte social network.

13:54 18.04.2017

Social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide found sane

A psychiatric examination of Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte who stands charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has found him mentally fit.

15:23 01.02.2017

Detention of social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide extended

The Oktyabrsky District Court in St. Petersburg has extended until May 15 the detention of Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte who stands charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide.

15:23 10.01.2017