Arshad Nadeem: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem's instagram account was blocked in India, why did the Olympic champion get involved?
Those trying to open Nadeem's instagram account in India are getting this message, 'This account is not available in India. This decision was taken after a legal request to this effect.'
After the pahalgam attack, india has taken many strict steps against Pakistan. india has blocked the YouTube channels and instagram accounts of many Pakistani athletes, cricketers, and tv artists. In this episode, Olympic champion Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has also come under its influence. His instagram account has been blocked in india due to a legal request after the pahalgam terrorist attack.
Those trying to open Nadeem's instagram account in India are getting this message, 'This account is not available in India. This decision was taken after a legal request to this effect.' On clicking on the legal request, it is written, 'We received a legal request to ban this account. We reviewed it against our policies and conducted a legal and human rights assessment. Following the review, we restricted access to the content where it is against local law.' The terrorist attack in pahalgam on april 22 killed 26 people, most of whom were tourists. After this terrorist attack, the indian government took several strict decisions, one of which was the ban on YouTube channels and instagram accounts of several Pakistanis who spread inflammatory and sensitive communal content.
The YouTube channels against which action has been taken also include channels of several former Pakistani cricketers. These include the channel of Shoaib Akhtar, famous as Rawalpindi Express, 'Shoaib Akhtar' (@ShoaibAkhtar100mph), the YouTube channel of former Pakistani captain Basit Ali, 'Basit Ali' (@BasitAliShow), the YouTube channel of former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif and senior journalist Nauman Niaz, 'Caught Behind', the YouTube channel of former Pakistani fast bowler Tanveer Ahmed, 'Tanveer Says' (@Tanveer Says). Apart from this, the YouTube channel 'Wasay Habib' (@WasayHabib) of two YouTubers 'Wasay and Iffi', who ridiculed pakistan after its defeat, has also been closed.
It is written on the closed YouTube channels, 'This content is currently not available in this country due to the government's order related to national security or public order. For more information on government takedown requests, visit the google Transparency Report (transparencyreport.google.com).' According to sources, such YouTube channels were spreading inflammatory and sensitive content, false-misleading statements, and misinformation against india, its army, and security agencies amid strained relations with pakistan in the wake of the pahalgam attack. However, the instagram accounts of these Pakistani cricketers are available. instagram accounts of Pakistani actors ali zafar and Mahira Khan have also been blocked in India.
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