Following the banning of Instagram on March 14, 2022, seven out of ten of Russians continued to keep in touch with their favorite accounts via other means. Users mostly connected with Instagram content creators via Telegram, as reported by 28 percent of survey participants. Some 15 percent continued to follow bloggers on the blocked social network using a VPN.
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Skillbox. (April 8, 2022). How do you keep in touch with your favorite Instagram accounts? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302313/ways-to-stay-in-touch-after-instagram-ban-russia/
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Skillbox. (2022). How do you keep in touch with your favorite Instagram accounts?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302313/ways-to-stay-in-touch-after-instagram-ban-russia/
Skillbox. "How Do You Keep in Touch with Your Favorite Instagram Accounts?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302313/ways-to-stay-in-touch-after-instagram-ban-russia/
Skillbox, How do you keep in touch with your favorite Instagram accounts? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302313/ways-to-stay-in-touch-after-instagram-ban-russia/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
How do you keep in touch with your favorite Instagram accounts? [Graph], Skillbox, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302313/ways-to-stay-in-touch-after-instagram-ban-russia/