Archive · 24 May 2025
Provocative Content Leads to Social Media Page Deactivations in Mangaluru
Some social media pages were shut down because they were posting things that could cause trouble between groups of people.
The police found the pages were sharing content that could stir up hate and encourage illegal actions.
They told the agencies to do something, and the pages were taken off the internet in India.
The pages were posting provocative content and communal in nature.
Now, the police are looking into who was behind these pages and why they posted the content.
The pages are no longer available for people to see.
This is to prevent the spread of content that could cause issues in the community.
The police are investigating further to ensure community safety.
Four Instagram pages and one Facebook page were deactivated.
The pages allegedly posted provocative and inflammatory content.
Content was aimed at inciting communal hatred and promoting unlawful activities.
Cases were registered at multiple police stations in Mangaluru.
The pages are no longer accessible in India.
- Who
- Mangaluru City police, page administrators
- What
- Five social media pages (four Instagram and one Facebook) were deactivated for posting provocative content.
- When
- Details not provided in the article
- Where
- Mangaluru, India
- Why
- For posting provocative and inflammatory content that incites communal hatred and promotes unlawful activities.
- Pages Deactivated
- 5
- Platform Breakdown
- 4 Instagram, 1 Facebook
- Reason
- Provocative Content
- Action Taken
- Pages Deactivated
- Police Involvement
- CEN crime police station investigating