Well, some of Russia’s most famous influencers are devastated after learning Vladimir Putin instituted an Instagram ban amid their country’s ongoing war with Ukraine. As expected, the self promoters, with millions of followers, are seeing their social media livelihoods completely upended. However, critics say these tear eyed influencers do not appear to care at all about the thousands of dead people – just their ability to post their content. And these Russian content creators have begun speaking out about the recent Instagram ban, like this individual featured on a special BBC report.

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