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The founder of Russia's biggest social network VKontakte (VK) said Russia's security services demanded to know the identities of people running group pages of Ukrainian pro-EU protest last year.

• 18 апреля 2014, 09:59

The founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareholder, a dramatic announcement some initially saw as an April Fool's joke.

• 02 апреля 2014, 12:45

Facebook revealed it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar-powered planes to provide web access around the world.

• 28 марта 2014, 20:56

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was America's most generous donor in 2013, giving nearly $1 billion of his fortune to charity.

• 11 февраля 2014, 11:20

Facebook is like an infectious disease, experiencing a spike before its decline, according to US researchers who claim the social network will lose 80 percent of users by 2017.

• 23 января 2014, 12:19

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will sell a chunk of his stake in the company, cashing in some $2.3 billion, as part of a new share offering by the huge social network.

• 20 декабря 2013, 13:34

Facebook unveiled plans Monday on a partnership with New York University for a new center for artificial intelligence, aimed at harnessing the huge social network's massive trove of data.

• 10 декабря 2013, 12:53

Revelations about the US government's secret surveillance programs has had a big impact on "trust metrics" of Internet companies like Facebook.

• 20 сентября 2013, 11:34

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken his backing for US immigration reform public.

• 08 августа 2013, 10:21

A website thought to be the handiwork of Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 15 resurfaced on the Internet on Thursday, providing a glimpse into the early days of the famed Facebook co-founder.

• 05 апреля 2013, 12:15

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is helping form a group to lobby for US political reform in areas such as education and immigration policy.

• 27 марта 2013, 12:00

Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.

• 21 февраля 2013, 16:06

Mark Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook has climbed to nearly 30 percent since the leading social network made its dismal stock market debut.

• 15 февраля 2013, 10:00

Bill Gates remains the richest person in the United States with a fortune of $66 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from last year.

• 20 сентября 2012, 18:46

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the social network giant is focused on mobile devices and should be seen as a smart bet despite a "disappointing" stock market debut.

• 13 сентября 2012, 13:01