Russian invasion of Ukraine. Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as Twitter, were blocked in the country during that period. As a result, the number of social media posts on Instagram in Russian fell by 74 percent.
The number of Russian-language posts on VK (Vkontakte) increased by nine percent on September 24, 2022, compared to February 24, 2022. That time frame marked the first seven months of the Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform
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Brand Analytics. (October 7, 2022). Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/
Brand Analytics. "Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform." Chart. October 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/
Brand Analytics. (2022). Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/
Brand Analytics. "Change in The Number of Public Social Media Posts in The Russian Language Published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/
Brand Analytics, Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Change in the number of public social media posts in the Russian language published from February 24 to September 24, 2022, by platform [Graph], Brand Analytics, October 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299371/change-in-number-of-social-media-posts-after-bans-russia/