Among those affected are, among others, Hiva Seyfizadeh, who was arrested during a concert in Iran, reports Cultural News in SR. She was released a few days later, and then her Instagram was blocked.
Artists are being pressured to hand over their accounts, in order to avoid prosecution, according to, among others, Iran International.
It has been illegal for women to sing in public since 1979. But on social media, female artists have still been able to work with their music.
Criticism is now being raised against the parent company Meta, for not intervening against the censorship.
