DEADLY SERIOUS: A file picture of a building where social network VKontakte (In Touch) rents an office space. VKontakte's founder Pavel Durov announced his resignation yesterday in what was originally thought to be an April Fool's joke.
MOSCOW: The founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareholder, a dramatic announcement some initially saw as an April Fool's joke.
True to his mysterious persona, Durov left followers guessing by resigning on April 1 and signing off with a quote from the cult Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction series: "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish."
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