After some CPI leaders faced restrictions on posting content on Facebook, the party launched protests against alleged restrictions on expressing dissent on the social media platform.
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The verified Facebook page of the former Kerala Minister Mullakkara Rethnakaran has been “blocked” by the social media platform. Pannian Raveendran, a former Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, also faces similar problems with his use of social media.
The social media wing of the left has called for a virtual protest against the alleged attempts by social media platforms to silence dissenting opinions.
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Leading CPI leader Mullakkara Rethnakaran launched his Facebook page in April 2020 during the first wave of Covid-19 in the country. “For the past year, I’ve interacted with the public through my site. Aside from expressing my views on political and other social issues in decent language, I’ve never posted anything provocative or hurtful for anyone,” he says.
As of the beginning of this month, Rethnakaran has been banned from posting content on his Facebook page. The restriction was imposed for allegedly violating Facebook’s community standards. However, no such problems are reported in the quality section of the page. “Your page has no restrictions or violations,” read the “Quality” section. After repeated email communications, Facebook informed Rethnakaran that the ban could not be lifted.
“If you say that community standards have been violated, you must explain in which post the standards were violated … If this is a limitation similar to the one placed on poet Sachithanandan, then it is unfortunate. The beauty.” and the soul of democracy lies in the freedom of contradiction. Whether it is the government or social media interfering with this right, it is unacceptable, “he told India Today TV.
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Another CPI leader Pannyan Raveendran, also a former MP, faced a similar ban. His site has been inactive since the first week of June this year.
“The last post available on the site was on June 6th. It became critical of BJP regarding their electoral defeat and involvement in the Hawala loot case. I have not been able to post anything on my site since then. I usually post content and post it it in the app itself. None of my posts have been published since June 6th and Facebook can’t explain what the problem is, “said Pannian Raveendran.
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