Instagram available in Russia to some users - Reuters witnesses

FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several previously blocked social media apps including Instagram and Facebook suddenly became available in Russia on Tuesday, according to Reuters reporters.

Some Reuters reporters in Moscow were able to browse Instagram without requiring a virtual private network (VPN) for the first time in almost two years, after they were blocked in March 2022.

(Reporting by Reuters in Moscow; Writing by Felix Light; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)