Iran protests after closure of Ayatollah Khamenei's Facebook and Instagram accounts. Instagram and Facebook are among the most used apps in Iran, although both are blocked.
Many Iranians use VPNs to circumvent these bans and use Instagram in particular, but also Telegram for information. In addition to these platforms, Iran has also banned the social network X or Twitter. Despite these bans, Iranian leaders widely use these social networks. The decision to close these accounts by the social media giant Meta was taken in the midst of the war in the Gaza Strip.