Turkey banned Instagram after the social media platform blocked the country's condolence post on the Hamas Chief.
Bangladesh imposed a nationwide ban on several social media platforms including Instagram amid protests against quotas.
Instagram was banned in 2014 in China after it was used by Hong Kongers to post photos related to pro-democracy protests.
During the 2017–18 Iranian protests, the Iranian government blocked internet access & also Instagram, and the ban was renewed in 2023.
Instagram and other social media apps are banned from use in North Korea.
Facebook’s country-based servers including Instagram were taken offline in 2020, significantly slowing social media platforms in Vietnam.
In 2018, Sudan blocked Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to counter anti-govt protests.
A resolution to ban Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube was tabled in Pakistan to save youths from 'negative and devastating effects'.