Instagram is hiding followers for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine
by Alex Heath from The Verge - All Posts on (#5WWR5)
Instagram's label for Russian state media. | Meta Instagram has started hiding follower information for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine, the latest response by the social app to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops.
In a corporate blog post on Tuesday, Instagram parent company Meta said it was hiding information about people's followers, who they're following, and people who are following each other for private accounts based in these two countries." It also confirmed the rollout of labels people will see when sharing links to Russian state media, and that Instagram was demoting such media in its main feed and Stories tray. In addition, media under the control of the Russian government isn't being recommended in Instagram's Explore section or in Reels, its TikTok...