Sikh rights group sues FB for blocking content
Thursday, 04/06/2015
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NEW YORK: A US-based Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit against Facebook (FB) for blocking its page in India allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) filed the lawsuit in the US District Court in California and is asking that Facebook should cease and desist from blocking access to SFJ’s Facebook page in India and be ordered to produce all its communication with the government of India related to the page. SFJ alleged that its Facebook page has been blocked in retaliation to its campaign against the “forced conversion” of members of the Christian, Muslim and Sikh communities to Hinduism and due to other political campaigns run by it through its Facebook page.
The group also wants the court to issue an order reinstating access and enjoining Facebook from blocking the group’s online content in future. SFJ had last month said that its Facebook page could not be accessed in India. Facebook has 21 days to file its response to SFJ’s lawsuit.
