page_title: VK (service)
section_title: Issues and controversies
hierarchical_section_title: VK (service) / Issues and controversies
caption_attribution_description: English: Singer Company House (Book House) at Nevsky Avenue in Saint PetersburgРусский: Дом компании «Зингер» (Санкт-Петербург и Лен.область, Санкт-Петербург, Невский проспект, 28, канала Грибоедова наб., 21) This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 7810609000 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLM team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the monuments database!
context_page_description: VK is a Russian online social media and social networking service based in Saint Petersburg. VK is available in multiple languages but it is predominantly used by Russian-speakers. VK allows users to message each other publicly or privately; create groups, public pages, and events; share and tag images, audio, and video; and play browser-based games.
  As of August 2018, VK had at least 500 million accounts. VK is ranked 19th in Alexa's global Top 500 sites. It is the most popular website in Russia.
  According to SimilarWeb, VK is the 14th most visited website in the world.
caption: The headquarters of VK on the Nevsky Avenue in Saint Petersburg (aka Singer House)
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