‘This only takes 20 minutes!’: Opponents of QR-code vaccine passports take to Instagram to wage ‘mental war’ on Russian governors

Russian governors are being bombarded with comments and messages on Instagram, urging them to oppose draft legislation that would impose new QR-code vaccine passport prerequisites for accessing public places and certain modes of transportation. Journalists from Taiga.Info first reported the online campaign on Thursday, November 18, tracing it to conservative Orthodox groups and other organizations that promote so-called "traditional values." In posts on social networks, these groups called on their supporters to write to their representatives en masse, in an effort to pressure officials to publicly condemn or withdraw the legislation, which could enter force as soon as February 1, 2022. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/11/18/this-only-takes-20-minutes