Facebook blocks Dhruv Rathee's Facebook page, unblocks after few hours
Electoral politics begins in social media as well
New Delhi: As the elections are approaching, the politics of Social Media is also heating up. Social media giant Facebook Sunday banned the page of famous Youtuber and political analyst Dhruv Rathee for one month. However, his facebook page was restored a couple of hours later .
Dhruv himself announced this on his Twitter page, "Today, Facebook banned my account for 30 days. What a coincidence that elections are 30 days away also and what a coincidence that my engagement rates are one of the biggest in India, competing with BJP's top propaganda pages, including Modi's official page," he tweeted.
At around noon on Monday, he tweeted, "Thanks a lot for your support guys! Just opened Facebook and they have restored my account and removed the block." He further wrote, " Also, thank you Facebook for the prompt action and admitting the mistake!."
Rathee's account has been blocked owing to a post he recently shared on Facebook where he shared some paragraphs from the biography of Adolf Hitler. Facebook told the YouTuber that the post violated their community standards. Here is what he said about the reason given to him by FB :
"The reason they banned the account is because they say following post goes against community standards.
But in this post,
- Not a single abusive word
- Not a single disrespectful word
Is educating people about Hitler through Britannica encyclopedia against FB’s standards?" Rathee asked.
However, after restoring the page, Facebook has apologised for banning his page. "It looks like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on Facebook that didn't go against our Community Standards. We want to apologize and let you know that we have restored your content and removed any blocks on your account related to this incorrect action," the Facebook said in a notification to him.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
