After the invasions in Ukraine, big sanctions came from technology companies to Russia. Meta, one of the brands participating in this caravan of sanctions, suspended its Instagram service after Russia’s move; The Instagram ban has affected dozens of Russian influencers.
Millions of Instagram users, especially Russian social media phenomena, began to face the consequences of these sanctions. Russian President Putin and his administration have prevented thousands of people from communicating with the world. These obstacles have caused many phenomena to revolt and even cry.
Russian phenomena who could not access their Instagram account rebelled
Announcing that Instagram services were stopped as of midnight last Sunday, Meta shocked thousands of social media phenomena. A few Instagram phenomena said goodbye to their followers on social media, crying.
A post shared by Ольга Бузова (@buzova86)
For example, the Russian phenomenon Olga Buzova, who has more than 23 million followers in the Instagram application, published a video in which she thanked her fans. Buzova said that she will settle in a luxury resort in the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah region and will share her shares from the UAE.
Another video that went viral on social media revealed the Russian phenomenon who cried because he could not access his Instagram account. In the video of the unknown phenomenon, “For me, this is life, this is my soul. That’s all I do when I wake up, now I’m just going to fall asleep. I gave my five years in a row,” he said.
Meta Instagram after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military moves He began to question the presence of Russia in Russia. Russia’s move to ban Instagram is part of Putin’s long-running efforts to control the media.
Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, announced that with the new decision, access to Instagram and Facebook, two social media platforms affiliated with Meta, was restricted. The agency said Instagram was “disabled” because it allowed posts promoting violence against Russians.
In an email link sent to users from Roskomnadzor, they were told to migrate their photos and videos from Instagram before it was deactivated. He also urged Instagram users to switch to Russia’s competitive internet platforms.
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