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No Role In SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Facebook Account Suspension, Says Centre
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (File Photo)
The Centre stated on Saturday (11 October) that it had "no role" in the suspension of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's Facebook account.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the suspension resulted from the policies of Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook, reported NDTV.
"There was some post on his account due to which Facebook took action according to their policy. We had no role in it," Vaishnaw stated.
Akhilesh Yadav Facebook account, which has around 85 lakh followers, became inaccessible for several hours on Friday evening.
The Samajwadi Party accused the BJP of orchestrating the suspension to suppress Opposition voices.
Amid the allegations and the Centre's clarification, Yadav said his account was suspended over posts related to the Ballia recruitment and the murder of a journalist.
"There were some objections by Facebook. A complaint was made regarding content related to posts over the Ballia recruitment incident and the murder of a journalist - which was termed as sexual exploitation content by Facebook," he said.
