Archive · 3 Jul 2025
India Blocks Pakistani Social Media Again After Technical Glitch
For a short while, people in India could see the social media pages of some Pakistani celebrities.
This happened because of a computer mistake.
This made a lot of people in India angry, and they quickly wanted the content blocked again.
The government said it was a glitch.
The government has blocked a lot of Pakistani social media pages and quickly fixed the issue, removing the content.
Pakistani celebrity accounts briefly reappeared on Indian social media due to a technical glitch.
The reappearance triggered immediate backlash on social media.
The Indian government quickly reinstated the ban on Pakistani content.
Government sources attributed the issue to a 'technical glitch'.
Over 18,000 Pakistani social media accounts are reportedly blocked in India.
- Who
- Indian government, social media users, Pakistani celebrities.
- What
- Pakistani celebrity social media accounts were temporarily visible and then blocked again in India.
- When
- Accounts briefly reappeared around July 2nd, with the ban reinstated on July 3rd.
- Where
- India
- Why
- The brief accessibility was due to a "technical glitch"; the ban was reinstated due to backlash and prior government policy.
Pro-Ban Stance
Not Applicable
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Pro-Ban Stance
Supports the original ban and its reinstatement.
Not Applicable
Not applicable
- Affected Celebrities
- Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Shahid Afridi, Mawra Hocane, Fawad Khan
- Affected Platforms
- Instagram, Twitter
- Cause of Reappearance
- Technical Glitch
- Government Action
- Reinstated the ban
- Number of Blocked Accounts
- Over 18,000
Sources
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