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Poor Kids of Tehran is an Instagram account which highlights the poverty of young people living in Tehran, Iran, which was created in reaction to the Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran.

Origin

On October 5th, 2014, the Instagram account Poor Kids of Tehran[1] was created. Its first uploaded picture features a picture of a broken down refrigerator. In less than two weeks the account gained over 4,000 followers.

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On September 13th, 2014, the Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran,[6] inspired by Rich Kids of Instagram was created.[7] In less than a month the account gained over 90,000 followers. As of October 10th, the Instagram account has been set to private,[8] explaining:

""This page has currently been shut down to the the high amount of false publicity."

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On October 7th, Poor Kids of Tehran launched an official Facebook page,[4] in less than a week the page gained over 1,000 likes.On October 7th, BBC News[2] published an article on both Instagram accounts. The account was covered by Elite Daily[3] on October 9th.

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About

Poor Kids of Tehran is an Instagram account which highlights the poverty of young people living in Tehran, Iran, which was created in reaction to the Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran.

Origin

On October 5th, 2014, the Instagram account Poor Kids of Tehran[1] was created. Its first uploaded picture features a picture of a broken down refrigerator. In less than two weeks the account gained over 4,000 followers.



Precursor

On September 13th, 2014, the Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran,[6] inspired by Rich Kids of Instagram was created.[7] In less than a month the account gained over 90,000 followers. As of October 10th, the Instagram account has been set to private,[8] explaining:

""This page has currently been shut down to the the high amount of false publicity."




Spread

On October 7th, Poor Kids of Tehran launched an official Facebook page,[4] in less than a week the page gained over 1,000 likes.On October 7th, BBC News[2] published an article on both Instagram accounts. The account was covered by Elite Daily[3] on October 9th.

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