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'''VKontakte''', often just called '''VK''', is a Russian social media site. It is the biggest social media site in Russia with over 500 million members. A full list of members was available {{URL|https://vk.com/catalog.php|here}}.
'''VK''' (formerly '''VKontakte''') is a Russian social media site. It is the biggest social media site in Russia with over 500 million members. A full list of members was available {{URL|https://vk.com/catalog.php|here}}.


The barrage of sanctions and problematic situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is threatening its continued service.
The barrage of sanctions and problematic situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is threatening its continued service.

Latest revision as of 05:36, 6 September 2022

VK
VK logo
VKontakte screenshot.png
URL https://vk.com
Status Online!
Archiving status Not saved yet
Archiving type Unknown
Project source vkontakte-grab, vkontakte-items
IRC channel #lostkontakt (on hackint)

VK (formerly VKontakte) is a Russian social media site. It is the biggest social media site in Russia with over 500 million members. A full list of members was available here[IAWcite.todayMemWeb].

The barrage of sanctions and problematic situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is threatening its continued service.

On 2022-04-28, VK has warned of risks of service interruption due to infrastructure load[1]:

If the infrastructure in Russia cannot meet increased demand, the group's services could be interrupted, network or power failures could lead to data loss and a reduction in the number of users of VK services, the company said.