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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Kerala Assembly polls: Trends after 9 am show UDF continues to lead
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As counting of EVM votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections commenced, trends after 9 am show the Congress-led UDF leading in the state.
The UDF was ahead in close to 90 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was leading in over 40 seats with the BJP-headed NDA in the front in around 5 assembly constituencies as EVM votes began to be counted, according to news reports.
As per Election Commission figures, Congress is ahead in 10 seats, CPI(M) in 5, CPI in 2, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 2 and IUML, RJD and Kerala Congress (KEC) with one each, among others.
The trends appear to support the UDF claim that it would get a huge majority. PTI
If the situation continues, the UDF stand to claim power in the state.
