Dimagi Naxal Party's Instagram account temporarily restricted after blowing up on platform
Created after PM Modi used the term “dimagi Naxals” in his Independence Day speech, the account said two posts were removed under legal requirements.
The Instagram account of the newly formed Dimagi Naxal Party (DNP) was temporarily restricted in India on Monday, only to become accessible again after a two-hour hiatus in the morning, according to its creators. The party was established on August 15 following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of the term "dimagi Naxals" during his Independence Day speech.
On August 16 and 17, two posts were removed from the account on legal grounds. Following the restriction, the DNP's follower count surged from 204,000 at 2 pm to 272,000 by 10 pm. The party alleged that its handle was inaccessible via Instagram search, referring to the restriction as a "shadow ban." On X, the party posted, "We are EDUCATED, We Use Brain."
In response, the party altered their Instagram handle from dimaginaxalpartyy to dimaginaxalpartyy_india.
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