Facebook action gets worldwide negative reaction; removes official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Young farmers associated with the protest against the Centre’s three new farm laws have been documenting the agitation on social media platforms under the banner of Kisan Ekta Morcha.
On Sunday,Facebook unpublished the official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha, the handle in use for posting updates about the ongoing farmers’ agitation on social media.
This was declared in a tweet, Kisan Ekta Morcha claimed that its official Facebook page (@kisanektamorcha) with over 7 lakh followers has been removed by the social media giant. “This is what they can do when people raise their voices When they can’t beat us ideologically… #DigitalKisan #SuppressingTheVoiceOfDissent,” Kisan Ekta Morcha alleged on Twitter.
Now this is #TooMuchDemocracy
A peaceful protest by #Kissan & @Facebook deletes @Kisanektamorcha Facebook page#Shame #WhereisDemocracy #DigitalKissan— Kisan Ekta Morcha (@Kisanektamorcha) December 20, 2020
Interestingly, the Kisan Ekta Morcha still seems to be active on Facebook through a personal blog (@FARMERPROTESTDELHI). A similar handle is equally active on Instagram with over 76,000 followers.
This is what they can do when people raise their voices…….
When they can’t beat us ideologically…….#DigitalKisan #SuppressingTheVoiceOfDissent pic.twitter.com/foK6k5zzM3
— Kisan Ekta Morcha (@Kisanektamorcha) December 20, 2020
December 20,2020
