Russia set to launch Rossgram, a similar photo sharing app like Instagram after restriction.
After heavy sanction, the Vladimir Putin-led nation is trying to survive in a vacuum while constantly planning ways to fend for itself after banning access to Instagram
Several Russian tech entrepreneurs are planning to develop a picture-sharing application on the local market in order to assist fill the hole left by Instagram, which was banned by the government earlier this week.
On its website on Wednesday, the company said that the new service, known as Rossgram, would be live on March 28 and will include extra features such as crowdfunding and paid access to specific content.
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Alexander Zobov, the initiative’s public relations director, wrote on the VKontakte social network.
“My partner Kirill Filimonov and our group of developers were already ready for this turn of events and decided not to miss the opportunity to create a Russian analogue of a popular social network beloved by our compatriots,”
Meta Action
After its US owner Meta Platforms declared last week that it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post slogans like “Death to the Russian Invaders”, Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor restricted access to Instagram on Monday.
Meta, which also owns Facebook, stated that the temporary change in its hate speech policy only applied to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion and that it would be wrong to prevent Ukrainians from “expressing their resistance and fury at the invading military forces.”
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According to Meta, its content moderation policy for now prohibits calls for a head of state’s death.
Russia, which already banned Facebook, has charged Meta with “extremism” and asked a court to declare it a “extremist organization.”
The case is set for Monday.
About Rossgram
Rossgram, a Russia photo sharing application set to replace Instagram.
According to a photo posted by Zobov on Vkontakte, Rossgram’s color scheme and layout will be very similar to that of Instagram.
Although, Rossgram’s design did not elicit an immediate response from Meta, who declined to comment on it.
In recent months, Russia has been investing in the development of domestic technology, which includes the AYYA T1 smartphones produced by state-owned enterprise Rostec.
Also, in last year November, a video-sharing app named Yappy was developed by Gazprom Media as a domestic competitor to TikTok.
