Facebook, Instagram Block Handles Of Chinar Corps Without Any Communication: Report

Facebook and Instagram have not reacted with any immediate response yet, which are a part of the same company, the report stated. 

Image Courtesy: (left) Twitter/@ChinarcorpsIA, (right) AFP

New Delhi: Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have blocked the handles of Chinar Corps, the Indian Army's strategically located formation in the Kashmir valley, said an official on Tuesday. The official added that the handles have been blocked for over a week now and that the company has not responded to the official communication in this regard, reports PTI. 

 

Facebook and Instagram have blocked handles of Indian Army's Chinar Corps for over a week now and have not responded to official communication in this regard: Officials

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 8, 2022

“The pages on Facebook and Instagram were created to negate the lies and propaganda flowing from across the border and also to apprise people of the real situation in the Kashmir valley,” PTI quoted an official as saying.

The matter was taken up with the concerned authorities at Facebook, though no response has been received so far, said an official. 

"A link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed," read the messages on both Facebook as well as Instagram pages of the Chinar Corps, a popular name of XV Corps of the Army in Kashmir.

Facebook and Instagram have not reacted with any immediate response yet, which are a part of the same company, the report stated. 

A page is removed from Facebook and Instagram if it does not follow the company’s rules and regulations or if people report about the page.