Why do I have Russian followers on Instagram?

A big share of Russian accounts following you are businesses and bots. For businesses, internet marketing is increasingly important, and the best way to reach people is to “attention spam” them by following. It’s much cheaper and often more efficient than paying for Promoted posts.

Why are there so many Russian artists on Instagram?

To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

Why are Russian accounts watching my Instagram stories?

They view your story in hopes that you will be curious about them and click on their account. They hope you will follow them. These Russian bots, however, might just be phones/devices set up that are watching Instagram stories without actually watching them.

How many Russians are on Instagram?

As of April 2021, there were over 56.6 million Instagram users in Russia, the majority of which was aged from 25 to 34 years, measuring at roughly 40 percent of total users.

How do you block a story on Instagram?

Settings. Tap Privacy, then tap Story. Tap the number of people next to Hide Story From. Select the people you’d like to hide your story from, then tap Done (iPhone) or tap back in the top left (Android).

Can you see if someone viewed your Instagram profile?

Instagram doesn’t allow users to see who views their profile. Business accounts specifically show the number of who people visited your profile in the past seven days, or how many people saw your posts in their feed, according to an Instagram representative.

Is there a Russian version of Instagram?

VK is available in multiple languages but it is predominantly used by Russian-speakers. VK allows users to message each other publicly or privately; create groups, public pages, and events; share and tag images, audio, and video; and play browser-based games. As of August 2018, VK had at least 500 million accounts.