Russia's decision to clamp down on Instagram use comes a week after it blocked access to Facebook, citing similar reasons.
Mikhail Klimentyev/AP, Jenny Kane/APThe country's communications agency cited"calls for violence against Russians" as the reason.
The decision comes a week after Russia blocked access to Facebook, which the communications agency said was a result of Meta making"an unprecedented decision by allowing the posting of information containing calls for violence against Russian citizens." Meta did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside of normal working hours. that 80 million Russians will be cut off from one another, and"from the rest of the world."
On Monday, Instagram will be blocked in Russia. This decision will cut 80 million in Russia off from one another, and from the rest of the world as ~80% of people in Russia follow an Instagram account outside their country. This is wrong.
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