The blocking of #Sikh by @instagram at a time when #Sikhs are remembering the atrocities of 1984.

We ask you @instagram what the reason for this blocking is, to suppress the truth?

Let us all ask them the same question@SikhPA @sgsssouthall @gngsmethwick @basicsofsikhi pic.twitter.com/Ye7MHg8H22

— Sikh 2 Inspire (@Sikh2Inspire) June 3, 2020

the hypocrisy of @facebook's approach to free speech:

zuckerberg says fb’s principles prohibit him from blocking trump as he incites violence & hate.

meanwhile as sikhs raise their voice to mark the injustices of 1984: sikh hashtags are blocked.@instagramcomms do better. https://t.co/wk53NvKbIz pic.twitter.com/vMEw7f02Gv

— rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) June 3, 2020

The #Sikh hashtag should not be blocked on instagram, especially right now when we are remembering the injustice that happened in 1984.
Raised escalation internally on this, and will keep everyone updated.

— Sunny Virk (@sunnysvirk) June 3, 2020

It’s absolutely crazy that @Facebook has banned the #Sikh hashtag !!!!

Is mr #Zuckerberg now banning people who are #Sikh ?!??

This must be THE STUPIDEST ban ever !!! @fbnewsroom @facebookapp pic.twitter.com/M5gQc0PypF

— ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) June 3, 2020

.@NavdeepSBains mind asking your man’s at @Facebook why they blocked #Sikh from all their platforms? pic.twitter.com/2yDLoP2Mzv

— shinda singh (@shindasingh) June 3, 2020

i want to know why #sikh was blocked on march 7.

which team members reviewed it, why was it deemed inappropriate, and what’s being done to ensure this won’t happen again? https://t.co/TNmPD7usWQ

— lil decaf (@lildamanjot) June 3, 2020

what would trigger #sikh to get blocked on Instagram and Facebook on March 7th? https://t.co/MhNCeY5Hci

— Palvinder Kaur (@palvi_kaur) June 4, 2020

This doesn’t answer the question:
Why was it blocked in the first place?
An odd error – don’t you think?@Facebook @instagram #sikh #SikhGenocide https://t.co/xj9JRefL0F

— This is Hena (@hena_h) June 4, 2020

We have unblocked the hashtag #sikh on Instagram and are working to unblock #sikh on Facebook. We’re investigating why this happened. We will follow up here later today with more information.

— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) June 3, 2020