In the western world, the worst punishment you'll get for posting too many selfies is the ridicule of the people around you, and perhaps a sponsorship or two from a teeth whitening company. In Iran, however, posting a selfie can result in a prison sentence or even public lashings.

Thanks to a recent crackdown on the Iranian creative community on Instagram, hundreds of people have been targeted by the government. Instagram is an incredibly popular site in Iran, since Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are all banned.

The operation is said to have identified 170 people running Instagram pages, including 59 photographers and makeup artists, 58 models, 51 fashion salon managers and designers, and two institutions.

The operation, known to police as Operation Spider 2, has particularly been targeting Iranian women featured in photos the government considers to be "promoting western values". This includes photos in which women leave their hair uncovered, since the hijab has been compulsory in public in Iran since the country's 1979 Islamic revolution.