VK

Russians are returning to YouTube: the service has boosted video consumption in Russia
The average viewing time on the service increased by 24% and reached 99 minutes per day

From Idea to Suitcase: VK Mesta Now Offers Booking for Ready-Made Tours
Excursion, gastronomic, and nature routes from Russian tour operators have been added to the catalog

Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs Verification via "Gosuslugi" Opened on Avito, Ozon, and VK
On some platforms, it will be possible to confirm intellectual property rights

Access Denied: VKontakte Blocks Kate Mobile Access
Developers claim new limits don't even cover personal message exchange

Would you notice a fake? Every second Russian is sure they can distinguish AI-generated ads
A VK and Hi-Tech Mail survey showed: 92% of participants expect an increase in neural network creatives

Money for views, clicks, and purchases: how Yandex offers to earn on Telegram, Max, and YouTube
Authors will be able to earn income in several ways and choose suitable advertising offers themselves

Russian AI developers oppose payments to authors for training neural networks
Copyright holders are offered the opportunity to prohibit the use of their works, but AI engineers warn of increased costs and difficulties in calculating author's contributions

VK Sues Apple Over App Removal
The company demands the restoration of push notifications and compensation for non-performance

"VK Video" to lower monetization threshold fivefold: channels with 1,000 subscribers can now earn
New rules will take effect on September 1, but authors will also need to accumulate 500 hours of views within 90 days

VK Reports Net Profit for the First Time in Several Years
In the second quarter, the holding earned 328 million rubles, while increasing revenue and reducing net debt

AI to be trained without citizen consent: Big tech asks to open anonymized data
Companies propose allowing model training on protected datasets without additional permissions



