Twitter suspended the accounts of prominent Muslim pages that were known for being a collective voice for minority issues in India, particularly Muslims. The pages would actively post news and commentary, related to matters concerning Indian Muslims.
Among the handles suspended include, @IndiasMuslims, @IndianMuslimahs, @_IndianMuslims and @StandWithKashmir
Why are these two accounts (@indianmuslimahs & @_IndianMuslims) suspended?
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) March 3, 2021
Which twitter policy did they violate
@TwitterIndia @TwitterSafety @TwitterSupport pic.twitter.com/TSgC3MsY0X
. @Twitter continues to act at the behest of authoritarian regimes!
— Samiullah Khan (@SamiullahKhan__) March 3, 2021
Why would @TwitterIndia suspend Muslim community handles?
why has @standwkashmir been suspended?@IndiasMuslims & @_indianmuslims never violated any Twitter rules
Political act of Twitter is highly condemnable. pic.twitter.com/6XuFRNTxKm
While it’s unclear the exact reason behind this suspension, but the microblogging platform has faced sharp criticism recently for blocking accounts of prominent activists, journalists and media platforms in India at the behest of the government for reporting on farmers’ protests challenging the Modi government.
Those blocked – including the investigative news magazine The Caravan, the political commentator Sanjukta Basu, the activist Hansraj Meena, the actor Sushant Singh, and the chief executive of the state-run broadcaster Prasar Bharti, Shashi Shekhar Vempati – were silenced inside India without warning and with little explanation, their pages carrying only the message “account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand”.
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Rushda Fathima Khan is the Staff Reporter for The Cognate.
