DU student alleges Meta restricted four CJP protest videos
A Delhi University student has accused Meta of censoring her Instagram videos related to political protests. She claims her content was unfairly flagged for community guideline violations while her reports of hate speech against her were ignored.
Why it matters
Highlights ongoing tensions regarding content moderation policies and the potential for political bias in social media platform enforcement.
A Delhi University (DU) student, whose ‘Vasteganahuiyan’ video went viral during the Cockroach Janta Party protest, alleged on Monday that Meta had made at least four of her Instagram videos unavailable in India.
In an Instagram video, Sakshi said three videos were restricted citing 'community guidelines', while a post was removed for “adult sexual exploitation and nudity”.
The restricted videos included one in which she imitated a police announcement declaring something illegal, another showing a truck carrying food for police after the July 20 lathi charge, and one featuring members of Students’ Federation of India singing about youth unemployment.
She also said a video on Junaid — who gained fame for offering food to protesters at Jantar Mantar — and his family’s alleged treatment by the police had been affected.
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