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Meta blocks news on Kashmir pellet girl Insha Mushtaq
Instagram (Meta) has blocked news articles by The Hindu and Scroll.in on Kashmir pellet gun victim Insha Mushtaq. The platform cited “legal requirements under the Union government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and…
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Instagram (Meta) has blocked news articles by The Hindu and Scroll.in on Kashmir pellet gun victim Insha Mushtaq. The platform cited “legal requirements under the Union government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.” Since June, Meta has blocked four of Scroll.in’s posts for the same reason, according to the outlet.
Insha Mushtaq was blinded by pellet bullets as a teenager in 2016. The blocked article, published on August 6, covered the delay in compensation for pellet gun victims. Separately, four students were injured by pellet guns at a Delhi protest in July. Two have moved the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the weapon. The government has denied firing bullets at students, though videos show otherwise.
The Indian Opinion
The blocking feeds two tired narratives: that the government is silencing dissent on Kashmir, or that Meta rightly complies with local laws. Both miss the real story, the pellet gun itself. States use it because courts have not banned it. The test will come when the Supreme Court hears the students’ plea. Will it finally rule that shotguns are not a lawful crowd-control tool? That number, a single verdict, will settle more than any blocked post.
Source: siasat.com
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