Indian political YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused Facebook of unfairly banning him from posting on the social media network for 30 days prior to the country's general election. The 23-year-old was banned by Facebook in December after he posted a video that showed his friend being beaten up and then shot dead at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh. However, the incident led to retweets from other Twitter users, concerned about the ability of Facebook to censor speech and potentially influence the outcome of elections. Rathee's posts are often critical of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Indian political YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused Facebook of unfairly banning him from posting on the social media network for 30 days prior to the country's general election. Facebook subsequently restored his account, removed the block and apologised for the error. However, the incident led to retweets from other Twitter users, concerned about the ability of Facebook to censor speech and potentially influence the outcome of elections. Rathee's posts are often critical of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.