‘Don’t bow down to PM Modi so much’: Kejriwal says Meta restricted his Instagram account in India
The AAP chief said nobody from the Meta office had provided any reason for the restriction or any suggestions on how it could be removed
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Thursday that access to his Instagram account had been “restricted” in India. The former Delhi chief minister said he reached out to Meta but received no response from the social media platform.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Thursday that access to his Instagram account had been “restricted” in India. The former Delhi chief minister said he reached out to Meta but received no response from the social media platform.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Thursday that access to his Instagram account had been “restricted” in India. The former Delhi chief minister said he reached out to Meta but received no response from the social media platform.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Thursday that access to his Instagram account had been “restricted” in India. The former Delhi chief minister said he reached out to Meta but received no response from the social media platform.
“Why have you restricted my account? Verbal inquiries at your India office revealed that my account has been restricted in India and is unavailable in India. Why?” Kejriwal wrote on X.
The AAP chief said nobody from the Meta office had provided any reason for the restriction or any suggestions on how it could be removed. “All emails written have elicited no response other than routine acknowledgments,” he said.
Kejriwal’s allegations came a day after Meta issued an official apology for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook video, as well as for failures related to issues ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes.
“Don’t bow down to our Prime Minister so much. Else he will allow u to run only his own account in India,” Kejriwal said in his post. He also shared a screenshot of his account status page showing the message: “Unavailable in some locations.”
Meta has been facing criticism from the Indian government after a selfie video of Modi was temporarily removed from his Facebook page on July 23. The video was Modi’s first direct interaction with the public after student-led protests erupted in Delhi and several other parts of the country.
On Wednesday, top executives of the US tech giant met Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and issued an apology on behalf of the company.
Government sources said Meta’s global officials had been asked to stay back for another round of questioning on Thursday, when Vaishnaw will meet the company’s global executives once again.