Social media has the power to influence many and spread the news like wildfire. The influence of social media is evident when Instagram was disabled in Mainland China on Sunday. Read more about the story here.

The thinking behind disabling Instagram is to stop the hashtag #OccupyCentral from spreading. This is the main hashtag associated with the protests happening in Hong Kong.

But does disabling Instagram really do the trick? If anything I would think that it draws more attention to the issue. Those in Mainland China could be unaware of the events happening in Hong Kong. With Instagram being disabled, this brings more attention to people. They might investigate the cause of Instagram being disabled, search the Internet and see the true reason behind this act.

So what do you think? Did disabling Instagram only draw more attention to the protests?