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Chris Shannon

Why VK is beating Facebook in Russia: it lets you search for pirated movies - and sex -... - 0 views

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Social Networks VK

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  • Russians are the most active social network users in the world, and spend more time on them than any other country.
  • it has around 50 million unique users, while Facebook has just over 10 million
  • VK is the opposite: it is especially popular among the younger demographic
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  • VK facilitates two things that young people want to do: search for sexual partners and watch (pirated) newly released movies.
  • According to the Russian users I’ve been chatting to, that has essentially turned the site into a free and comprehensive dating service as well as a social network one
  • Good dating apps linked to your social media profile are incredibly popula
  • VK also allows piracy to go almost unchecked. VK has an enormous catalogue of pirated moves. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, it is one of the most egregious piracy sites in the world
  • (VK’s boss recently offered Snowdon a job helping to improve encryption; he hasn't answered
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