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State-controlled social media giant will take over tech group’s news aggregator, blogging platform and homepage
Pressure grows on foreign social media platforms after state-run group’s takeover of Russia’s Facebook
VKontakte comes under state oversight after deals with companies linked to gas monopoly
Chinese ecommerce group signs joint venture with MegaFon, Mail.ru and Russian wealth fund
Pavel Durov to comply after threats to block messaging service but will not retain data
Court orders Russian social network to prevent unauthorised upload of companies’ sound recordings
More geek than oligarch, the Russian internet eccentric is taking his talents abroad
Pavel Durov leaves after selling stake to oligarch
Investors can find it hard to put money in and take it out
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