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Aren't Facebook, Instagram and TikTok already banned or crippled in Russia? That pretty much is the "internet" for most people.
by thematrixturtle 5y ago
Aren't Facebook, Instagram and TikTok already banned or crippled in Russia? That pretty much is the "internet" for most people.
- ogurechny 5y agoEveryone using (the same) social network sites is a common misconception of those who use (those) social network sites. For example, Facebook popularity in Russia is maybe 1/10th of Instagram popularity in Russia, and Vkontakte is used 5× more that that.
- thematrixturtle 5y agoThe actual top four in Russia in 2020 were YouTube, VK, WhatsApp and Instagram in that order. (Facebook and TikTok are #7 and #8 respectively.) https://www.statista.com/statistics/867549/top-active-social-media-platforms-in-russia/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/867549/top-active-social...
- ezconnect 5y agoWeChat is the internet for most people.
- auxfil 5y agoWe should change that.
- swores 5y agoIf whatever handful of things are your most used sites/services/etc online were shut down tomorrow would you consider it the end of the internet for you? You'd (I guess, at least I would) immediately move to the next best (maybe even discover it's better!) or wait for a competitor to spring up. So there's a huge difference between those few platforms blocking Russia but a whole world of alternative ways to spend time online vs. only domestic Russian options.