Russian social network founder says he has been fired

[EX500rider]

Source: BBC

The founder of Russia's most popular social network site says he has been fired and that allies of President Putin have taken over his site.

Pavel Durov who ran VKontakte had previously announced he was leaving the company but said he had withdrawn his resignation.

The company denied it had been withdrawn.

Mr Durov had previously refused requests from the Russian government to censor posts on his site.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27113292

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And Russia continues it's merry way to the 1 party state and putin forever.

[Duckhunter935]

1. they are indeed boing backwards

[Sunlei]

2. Lets get links to website Putin took over and make him work very hard to delete our free speech.

He will not be able to cut most of Russias people off the internet without a riot.

The old soviet union tactics will not work Putin.

[reACTIONary]

5. Good suggestion...

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... go to vk.com, login with your facebook. Pavel Durov's page is http://vk.com/durov

[snooper2]

3. So there are North Korean labor camps in Siberia doing logging

I wonder if Pootie Poo has had buddy Kim giving him some pointers?

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Well, that's one way to maintain 80+% approval ratings. Long live Freedom of Expression, USSR style.

[joshcryer]

6. But the USA does bad stuff sometimes.

So who are we citizens to criticize?

[Cha]

8. CIA!

[Adrahil]

11. Neonazis!

[EX500rider]

14. Cupcakes!

[reACTIONary]

7. You can sign up for VKontakte...

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... at VK.com using your facebook account. Don't worry, the KGB already has your account information from the NSA, so it can't do you any harm. Pavel Durov's page is http://vk.com/durov . You can "friend" him and leave him a message. Hopefully, it won't result in radiation poisoning.

From his profile:

Being free, being truly free consists of not being bound by the opinions that others choose to display in regards to the decisions that one chooses to make on a daily weekly, or lifetime basis.

In order to be free we have to be willing to think for ourselves, learn for our selves, and to live our lives as our real true selves. Being free is when you are able to stand up and speak in public spewing your beliefs not caring what anyone else will think of them.

Being free is when you are able to go against the grain, when you are able to make a left when everyone else is going right, and not worry about why everyone is talking about you, or looking at you in a manner that is unfavorable, and with faces that blatantly say that they don't approve of your choices.

One of the greatest challenges is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you like everyone else.

[SkyDaddy7]

9. Glowing Sushi is a possibility...

If one does as you have suggested...However, my money would be on getting hacked, then your bank accounts drained.

Either way, the Pro-Putin Russians don't take kindly to opposing opinions! LOL!

[dipsydoodle]

10. Link goes to "404 - page not found"

[reACTIONary]

12. I corrected the link - removed the "." from end. (nt)

[dipsydoodle]

13. Thanks

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