KUALA LUMPUR: Instagram has blocked the account used to promote a charity football match aimed at raising funds for Palestine, says Yuna.
The Malaysian singer-songwriter, who was working with the organisers of the event, shared that the event's Instagram account was disabled after they posted announcements for the event.
"The Freedom Football team and I got together to prepare for our little friendly football fundraiser to send food aid to Palestine this weekend, and they (Meta) disabled our @freedomfootballkl Instagram account after we posted some announcements for our participants.
"We only have 100 followers but I cannot say that I am surprised. I will not be surprised if my followers cannot see this post. We have had a lot of challenges putting together this small event," she shared in a post on her official account on Thursday (Aug 8).
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Her post included multiple photos of the merchandise and books available, with proceeds going to the cause.
Yuna, 38, said the challenges ranged from the account being disabled to difficulties in finding larger companies to sponsor them.
"We will not give up. All the proceeds from this day will go to Karisma Humanitarian Outreach Mission (KHOM) to help them on their next mission to send food packs to families in Gaza.
"To those who signed up for Freedom Football, our team members will email you the info. I wish it was as simple as sharing a post. So keep an eye out for our email," she shared.
She then thanked Malaysians and those from overseas who have contributed.
