Instagram works in Syria, but not all of it, as of .
Photo and video sharing social network for posts, stories, reels, and direct messaging
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Each part of the service, checked from Syria.
Instagram worked normally on Android from Syria: a signed-in account opened the story composer and its sticker tray, which offered no music sticker.
From Syria, music in Instagram stories on iOS did not play: stories showed "Audio unavailable" with the message "This music can't be played due to recent licensing changes with the rights holder", and the story sticker tray offered no music sticker. The reporter says the music library does not work ...
An Android test from Syria showed a tester using their own Instagram account normally from inside Syria, so an account can be held and used there. Creating a new account was not tested directly.
An Android test from Syria showed signing in to an Instagram account working normally; the tester then used the signed-in app to browse the feed and create a story.
An Android test from Syria found Meta Verified, the paid verification subscription, unavailable to the tester's account: Instagram placed the account on a waiting list, saying Meta Verified is not yet available in the user's area and that the wait may also depend on factors such as how long the acco...
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