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The Facebook page of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was suspended by Meta, which has been restored after about 19 hours. When Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav was asked about this, he said, ‘Government has no role in this.’ Let us tell you that Akhilesh Yadav has about 80 lakh followers on this page, where he regularly shares his political views, information about programs and things related to the public.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, ‘This action has been taken by Facebook. Government has no role in this. An offensive post was made from his account, due to which Facebook has taken this decision as per its policies…’
#WATCH On Meta (Facebook) suspending (now revoked) Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav’s profile, Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says, “The action has been taken by Facebook. The government has no role in it. An abusive post was made from his account, because of which… pic.twitter.com/u3EnIwj9Xj
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
There was a stir on social media on Friday evening (10 October 2025) when the official Facebook page of Samajwadi Party President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was suddenly blocked. It was told that this step was taken under the content policy of Meta (Facebook) and not under any government instruction. According to sources, a violent and obscene post was shared from Akhilesh Yadav’s page, which was considered a violation of Facebook’s community guidelines. For this reason, the company temporarily suspended the page based on its algorithm and policies.
Anger among Samajwadi Party leaders
After this incident, the opposition termed it a political conspiracy. Samajwadi Party alleged that the BJP government at the Center and the state are together trying to suppress opposition voices. After the account was suspended, anger spread among the leaders and supporters of Samajwadi Party. Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chand wrote on social media that suspending the Facebook account of Akhilesh Yadav, the national president of the country’s third largest party, is an attack on democracy. The BJP government has imposed an undeclared emergency, where every opposition voice is being suppressed.” SP said that this incident shows that political pressure is increasing on social media companies, due to which freedom of expression can be in danger.
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