Netizens React After Few Restricted Pakistani Accounts Get Accessible Again In India; X Trends With 'Ban Pak Content'
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Sharp-eyed social media users recently noticed that a few channels and accounts banned during Operation Sindoor, following the Pahalgam attack in April, had regained access in India. Soon, they reported the case on internet platforms and urged the government to reimpose the ban. With several posts on X, the website was trending with "#BanPakContent."
As a few Pakistani YouTube channels and celeb-based Instagram accounts became accessible in the country, only a few months after the imposed restriction, netizens highlighted the concern.
Trending on X
"Unbanning Pakistani Terrorist Accounts & contents Shows Govt of India's sheer lack of strategic deterence Threat assessment system & also reluctancy in prompt action (sic)," one user posted on X.
Another user shared the viral photo of a newly-wed grieving woman whose husband was killed in the terror attack. In their post, the X user wrote, "Never forgive, never forget #BanPakContent."
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"Indian govt blocking/unblocking Pakistan social media accounts Kya chal rha hai ye sir ?? (What's happening?)," a third user remarked.
A few users also shared GIFs and classic meme templates to react to the scenario.
More details on Pakistani content ban in India
Several Pakistan-based news channels, celebrity and influencer accounts were made unavailable for Indian users amidst tension between the two countries, which intensified after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 innocent lives earlier this year.
Government sources told to News18 that a majority of accounts continue to be banned, pointing out that some of the total 14,000 accounts did not make anti India remarks for a while and thus reinstated.
"Following a periodic review, it has been observed that some of these platforms which have been reinstated have not spoken anti India language for a while, which was the main reason for blocking them," the news media quoted the officials.
However, after the massive outrage on social media, the Indian government has reportedly blocked those accounts that had briefly regained visibility in India.