One of the big topics in social media circles this week has been “Rich Kids of Tehran,” an Instagram account that has garnered some 50,000 followers for publishing pictures of Iran’s young elite driving fancy cars, drinking, partying, and participating in a slew of other activities not often associated with the strict Islamic country.

According to Huffington Post, many of the comments surrounding the Rich Kids of Tehran Instagram account have been made concerning the clothing being worn in the pictures. Most of the photographs show young women without headscarfs – a legally mandated part of the female wardrobe in Iran, at least in public – and many of them depict those same women in bikinis. Since Iran demands modest dress from women, the pictures have inspired controversy.

Of course, women are allowed to dress how they want as long as they are in private places, which is where most of the Rich Kids of Tehran photos have been taken. Drinking alcohol, meanwhile, is entirely prohibited in Iran, whether in private or public. As such, the subjects of the Rich Kids in Tehran pictured could get in trouble for being photographed with alcoholic beverages.

Not that they actually will get in trouble. The Huff Post article says that many wealthy people in Iran ignore the country’s laws and drink alcohol in the privacy of their homes. Furthermore, since most of “rich kids” in these Instagram photos are supposedly related to influential upper-class members of Iran’s society, they will more than likely face no consequences for being caught breaking laws on camera. That point especially has drawn some ire, with some people complaining that Iran’s wealthy are not only spoiled, but also above the law.

All of the negative press has apparently gotten to whoever was operating the Rich Kids of Tehran account. Upon trying to visit the account on Friday morning, we got a message that said, “The page has currently been shut down due to the high amount of false publicity.”

It is not surprising that the account has been shut down. In a statement made on Tuesday, the operator of the account said that they were not trying to protest Iranian laws or make a point about the gulf between the poor and rich in the country. Instead, the account was meant to show that the Middle East is not just the violent, oppressed place shown on TV.

“We are trying to show the world how beautiful Tehran and people from Tehran are,” the statement said. “The Middle East is always on TV receiving negative attention and we just wanted to show that Tehran is not like that.”