“Instagram” is not necessary: ​​VC blocks references to “foreign” service – News Agency “Khakassia-Inform”

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August 4, 2015 at 10:34

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After starting the” Snapster “social network” VKontakte “began to block links to pages photoservice Instagram. Links that users post on their pages, or send personal messages to your friends, have ceased to be active.

Academy “Khakassia-Inform»:

And what’s more: Some users have complained that the August 3 social network has also become simply forbid linking to the domain instagram.com, stating that it can contain viruses.

But the synchronization between “VKontakte” and Instagram is still working : when you publish a picture to Instagram it is displayed on the user page in a social network, and the transition to the link on the photo service is accomplished by clicking on the icon under the photo Instagram.

The entry into force of new rules for the processing references to Instagram edition confirmed the COO “VKontakte” Andrew Rogozov: “ Yes, we do (links to Instagram) cease to illuminate, but not cut. They also have a link does not illuminate. Synchronization do not touch “.

Rogozov, note previously gave an interview in which, in particular, said that the social network will struggle with the competing products: “ I do not exclude that we really will somehow tighten our policy with respect to competing products. We will do it at a time when we will assume that they do not help us, and hinder “. It is obvious that since the appearance of” Snapstera “, Instagram does no longer helps the VC.