Apple pulls VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

Globally, Apple’s App Store has removed the iOS apps belonging to VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook called VKontakte.Mitchell Clark and Alex Heath for The Verge:In a translated statement on its website, VK said that its apps “are blocked by Apple” but that it will “continue to develop and support iOS applications.” In response to an inquiry by The Verge, Apple spokesperson Adam Dema confirmed that VK’s apps have been rem