10 myths about "VKontakte" and their exposure

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26

Viewing page guests, downloading music and the cost of votes - Lifehacker has collected popular myths about the social network and is ready to debunk them.

1. Publishing on the page will protect the data from copying

If you have seen a message on your friends' pages that begins with the words "In response to the new VKontakte policy, I hereby declare …", then do not rush to post a similar publication.

Saving such a text does not make any sense, and all the necessary information can be found in the rules for protecting information about site users and in the rules for using VKontakte.

2. There is a way to get to Opinions

Many people remember the "Opinions" tab on the left side of the page. VKontakte announced the removal of this feature in 2012, but resourceful people used the direct link to view their Opinions. Unfortunately, the feature is currently not supported.

3. Access to "VKontakte" is closed on the territory of Ukraine

On May 16, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree on new sanctions against Russia, including restricting the access of Ukrainian users to the VKontakte social network. Internet providers have blocked clients' access to the site, but the inability to log into a social network in Ukraine is another myth that the most diligent users have easily debunked.

The blocking of VKontakte did not affect advanced users, but became the subject of hundreds of funny pictures, ironically created and distributed by Ukrainian users.

4. "Documents" is a useless function

Many are in correspondence with the exchange of attachments in messengers, using the VKontakte storage, except for storing funny gifs. Not everyone knows that Documents is a real cloud service with unlimited memory. Just mark the uploaded files as private, and private access to them will be open on any computer on which you log in. It is convenient to store copies of documents in the section, which are best to always have at hand, for example, a scan of an insurance policy or the first page of a passport.

If you uncheck the "personal document" mark, the file will be displayed in the search results. Give your document a unique tag so you or your friends can easily find it. The only significant drawback compared to third-party cloud services is the inability to download a file larger than 200 MB.

5. Deleted messages can be restored

Unfortunately, VKontakte does not have a trash can for deleted messages. If you erased the correspondence, then you will not be able to recover the data. The only way to get lost messages back is to ask the interlocutor to forward them to you, he might have saved them.

6. You cannot download music from VKontakte

Contrary to popular belief, it is still possible to cache songs for listening on iOS devices offline. For music lovers who store their precious musical base in audio recordings, VKontakte offers the Boom streaming service.

The company's policy regarding illegal downloading of music is unshakable: the content in the databases is periodically cleaned up at the request of copyright holders, and it is impossible to download songs to a computer without resorting to tricks.

7. You can see the guests of the page

“How to see who came to my page” is a request that users enter in search engines, it seems, from the very opening of VKontakte. The administration of the social network is adamant in this regard: there is no function of viewing page guests and never was.

Numerous VKontakte applications designed for viewing guests do not really know how to track page visitors. Trap programs will only be able to identify the presence of a user if they like, leave a comment, or click on a disguised link.

8. The site administration will return the old design

Shouts of "Durov, return the wall!" are unlikely to lead to any action on the part of the site administration. And the reason lies not only in the fact that Pavel Durov no longer works on VKontakte, but also in the company's fundamental refusal to switch to the weathered design elements.

After the wall was replaced by a more convenient system of commented posts, the design of VKontakte went through dozens of changes - minor and not so much. The administration of the social network is unlikely to abandon new solutions in favor of old ones, but certain improvements to the site are constantly taking place.

9. It is obligatory to pay for VKontakte votes

The overwhelming majority of users of the social network refuse VKontakte services that require payment by votes. The reason is simple: people are not ready to spend money on virtual currency, suitable for paying for the same virtual goods. Not all VKontakte users know that votes can be obtained for free by performing the tasks of advertisers.

You need to go to the settings, and then select the "Payments and transfers" tab. Pressing the "Top up balance" button will open a window for selecting a payment source. Selecting the "Special offers" item will lead to a list of tasks from advertisers. When you click on a task, a more detailed description of it will appear. Complete the necessary tasks and your voices are yours.

10. Long links are inconvenient to insert into publications

Supplementing posts with long links can upset aesthetic users. Many people try to integrate such a URL into the text of the message or refuse to post links altogether. In addition, users are less likely to click on a page with a suspicious address.