Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has restricted access to many American social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Many Russian government-affiliated people and firms have been sanctioned by the US and other nations, including VK Group CEO and Putin friend Vladimir Kiriyenko. Pavel Durov founded VKontakte in 2006, but was ultimately fired, stating that there would be no turning back “once I openly refused to comply with the authorities.” They despise me.” He subsequently concentrated on Telegram, his encrypted messaging service.

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