Bollywood attends the unveiling of a statue of Indian independence hero Subhash Chandra Bose by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured) during the inauguration of the newly renovated boulevard “Central Vista” in New Delhi on September 8 Actress Kangana Ranaut. , 2022. Ranaut’s Twitter account was reactivated after she received a two-year ban for violating the Hate and Abuse Policy. On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Ranout tweeted, “Hello everyone. Glad to be back here.”
WASHINGTON, USA—Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account has been reinstated after being banned for two years for violating policies on hate and abuse.
Ranaut joined thousands of previously banned accounts, including those of former President Donald Trump. It was reopened after Tesla boss Elon Musk bought the social media giant for his $44 billion in October.
“Hi everyone, nice to be back here,” Ranaut tweeted on Tuesday before writing a Twitter thread accusing the Indian film industry of being “vulgar” and money-obsessed.
An award-winning star of 2014’s “Queen” and 2015’s “Tanu Weds Manu Returns,” Ranaut is known for her outspoken social media presence and frequent interactions with fellow actors and filmmakers. It was controversial about the altercation.
She is also an ardent supporter of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was kicked from Twitter in May 2021 for treating his political opponent Mamata Banerjee as a “monster.”
The 35-year-old actress urged the prime minister to become a “super gundai” (super thug) by fighting her.
Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party recently suffered election chaos at the hands of Banerjee in West Bengal.
Ranaut also attacked pop superstar Rihanna for tweeting about mass protests by Indian farmers, calling her an “idiot” for opposing new farming laws and calling farmers “terrorists.” called.
Twitter’s revival of Ranaut has accused Twitter and other social media platforms of following a government order to block links to a BBC documentary about Modi’s role in the deadly 2002 sectarian riots. It happened sometimes.
Activists specifically criticized the Twitter takedown because Musk has described himself as an “absolutist” on free speech and accused the platform’s previous ownership of bowing to U.S. government demands on content issues. bottom.
About 50 Twitter accounts and an unspecified number of YouTube channels have removed links to the documentary, according to The Guardian.
“The use of the State of Emergency Act as a censorship mechanism is a very disturbing development, but it is not the first (in India),” Pratek Wagre of the Internet Freedom Foundation told The Guardian. /and others
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