Russian Internet Users Seek Ways to Avoid Ban on Facebook, Instagram

As Russia blocked access to Meta Platforms Inc's flagship social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, demand from internet users for tools to skirt the restrictions skyrocketed, data from a monitoring firm showed. Instagram access in Russia was cut in response to Meta's decision to allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".

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