Many Russians woke up this week to find a blank page and a buffer wheel where their Instagram feeds used to be.
A story on what it’s like to suddenly be cut off from the western digital world — with @MsHannahMurphy on.ft.com/3ta0FUd
A story on what it’s like to suddenly be cut off from the western digital world — with @MsHannahMurphy on.ft.com/3ta0FUd
Though internet monitoring sites are showing Instagram as down across Russia many people are also finding that the blocks are patchy — and VPNs are doing the trick.
Demand for VPN services in Russia skyrocketed 2,088 per cent on Sunday.
Demand for VPN services in Russia skyrocketed 2,088 per cent on Sunday.
Never thought I’d be quoting Olga Buzova in a story but here we go. She’s gone from 23mn followers on Insta to 750k on Telegram. In her tearful farewell posts she doesn’t write a word about Ukraine.
But it’s also about small businesses. @Forbes in Russia reported that a parliamentary ‘bloggers committee’ surveyed 55,000 instagram users — and 63.3% said the app was their main source of income (mainly because people run their businesses on it) forbes.ru/forbeslife/458…
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