FB suspends poet’s account over satire clip on BJP loss

The poet told media that he has also been barred from live appearance on Facebook for 30 days

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Noted poet K Satchidanandan has alleged that he was restrained by Facebook from liking, commenting and sharing posts for 24 hours after he tried to upload online a satire video on the BJP’s defeat in the Kerala assembly polls.

The poet told media that he has also been barred from live appearance on Facebook for 30 days. Satchidanandan, former secretary of Kendra Sahitya Akademi, said when he attempted to post the video mocking the BJP’s electoral defeat, he had received a message from Facebook claiming violation of its community standard. He said the video, widely shared on other social media platforms, was not an abusive one.

Justifying Facebook’s action, the BJP state unit on Sunday said there was a limit for everything and no one should be allowed to violate the community standards of the social media platforms. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and CPI(M) leader T M Thomas Isaac criticised Facebook for its action against Satchidanandan.

30 Days
Duration of restriction on his live appearance on FB

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