The word “vkontakte“, standing for the name of the Russian social network, found itself among top Twitter trends. It happened after millions of Russian users were not able to access [1] [RUS] the social network because of a failure [2] [RUS] of a local power station. Some bloggers started the online panic [3] [RUS], explaining the blackout by the police actions, however, soon the functionality of the website had been restored.
Russia: Blackout of the Social Network Triggers Twitter Panic
· Written by Gregory Asmolov
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Technology, RuNet Echo