Paraguayan Senator Claims Instagram Hack After Kylian Mbappe Racism Row

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Paraguayan Senator Claims Instagram Hack After Kylian Mbappe Racism Row

The senator said she lost control of Instagram on Thursday, days after racist posts targeting Mbappé. She had called him a “brute” and a “colonised Cameroonian” following France’s physical win over Paraguay. Mbappé branded her “despicable.” She later deleted the insults, expressed regret, demanded an apology and threatened legal action over alleged gender-based and political violence in the escalating dispute.

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