In recent days, Russian users of the Instagram social network have noticed something new on the social network. He now refuses to show publications with the hashtag #море in the Russian language.
Russian users of the Instagram social network have noticed that it limited the display of photos published with the hashtag #море in the language of Tolstoy.
Now when a user starts looking for posts with that keyword, a notification is displayed stating that the posts concerned “often support behavior that can cause harm or even death”.
At the same time, the technical service of the social network offers to help users facing difficulties.
The developers have not yet commented on the situation or justified the restriction imposed. However, the ban only applies to the Russian version of the hashtag. Posts marked #sea are displayed without any changes.