As thousands die in Ukraine, a Russian influencer complains about her lost income as a result of Vladimir Putin’s Instagram ban
A Russian Instagram blogger was chastised after she sobbed to her fans about losing her ‘influencer’ income after Vladimir Putin banned Western social media in Russia – as the shelling of Ukraine continued indiscriminately. When the US tech giant allowed posts such as ‘death to the Russian invaders’ on its sites after the Kremlin launched its illegal war on Ukraine, Moscow labelled it a ‘extremist organisation.’ According to Meta, more than 80 million Russian Instagram users are about to be disconnected, putting the income of ‘influencers’ in jeopardy. NEXTA, a media platform that exposes Russian life under Putin’s dictatorship, shared a viral video of a Russian beauty blogger crying over the Instagram blackout. ‘Do you think that for me, … Read more