Indian political YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused Facebook of unfairly banning him from posting on the social media network for recent years 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.
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.