Russian Gen Z app Blink sends user data to VK despite public feud

Novaya Gazeta Europe reports that Blink, a Russian location-sharing app targeting Gen Z, transmits user data to VK servers while publicly attacking VK's Max messenger and its design director. The discrepancy between public posture and data flows suggests possible covert affiliation or data-sharing arrangement, raising privacy and disinformation concerns. The finding is based on journalist investigation and is not yet independently corroborated.