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Instagram deletes tweet showing Assad’s relative celebrating birthday after backlash

Instagram received backlash online after reposting a video of Assad’s relative Ali Makhlouf celebrating his birthday. Instagram later deleted the tweet saying it was an 'oversight'.
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