The popular social networking site, Facebook has blocked a user’s account for 30 days after he posted ‘Kamal ka phool hamari bhool’ (Our mistake, the lotus) on his page, claimed the user. Mohammad Anas, who works as a freelance journalist, posted, “Vyapari apne cash memo par print karva kar janta se bata rahe hain ki BJP ko vote dekar galti ho gayi (Traders are admitting their mistake of voting for the BJP by printing this on their cash memo)” along with a photo of the receipt.
The 29-year-old told Hindustan Times that he received a notification from Facebook that said the post “did not follow” their “community standards” and received another notification that said his account has been blocked for 30 days.
The photo of the cash memo that Anas shared was originated from Gujarat’s Surat. It has been doing the rounds on social media for quite some time. “I did not say anything on my own. I just shared a photograph and quoted what was mentioned in it. There was nothing objectionable in it,” Anas told HT.
This was the fourth time his account has been suspended by Facebook, he said. “I have never used any abusive language, nor have I abused anyone, but similar posts that were critical of the government are being removed. This is Facebook fascism,” he said.
