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Instagram Blocked in Parts of Iran

September 21, 2022
OstanWire
1 min read
Access to Instagram, the only mainstream social media app normally permitted in Iran, has been cut off in parts of the country amid nationwide protests
Access to Instagram, the only mainstream social media app normally permitted in Iran, has been cut off in parts of the country amid nationwide protests

As anti-government protests continued in Iran on Wednesday, Instagram users inside the country report their access to the platform - one of the few social media sites usually allowed by the regime - has been blocked. 

Individual users' ability to get onto Instagram is being severely disrupted, especially on mobile internet services. In some parts of the country it is currently impossible to reach from an Iranian IP address without a VPN.

Iranian government officials and the Ministry of Communications have not yet issued a formal statement on the current Instagram policy. Access to the World Wide Web was shut down in Kurdistan province earlier this week, just as it was in November 2019, at the outset of a lethal state crackdown on nationwide protests.

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shauntehonora
shauntehonora
May 10, 2023

No need to worry, my login in America for Instagram has been disabled for about a week now. This glitch showed itself in 2020 and is backed by hackers attempting to gain control. It's temporary and flowing through networks. When extended out, it creates fear which is their exact goal to incite protests and/or gai n some sort of control. With patience it will return. These people are dumb. ... read more

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