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Swara Bhasker Accuses X of Censoring Her Account Over Republic Day Wish

Swara Bhasker’s X account gets suspended due to alleged copyright violations. The actor questions the reasoning behind the suspension.

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Swara Bhasker Accuses X of Censoring Her Account Over Republic Day Wish

Actor Swara Bhasker took to Instagram to express her irritation against X after the social media site permanently suspended her account, claiming copyright violation. She alleged that, in particular, two of her tweets, including a Republic Day greeting, were reported for copyright infringement, which ultimately led to her account’s permanent suspension.

Swara Bhasker shared some screenshots on Instagram of X sending her two notices on the account stating that two of her posts were violating the copyright. “(You can’t make this stuff up!!!!) Dear X, Two images from two tweets have been marked as ‘copyright infringements.’ Basis which my X account is locked / disabled, I can’t access it and permanent suspension has been approved by your teams,” Bhasker wrote.

 

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Swara Questions Copyright Infringement on Posts

The actor elaborated on posts that were to lead to suspension, starting with the post containing one of the common slogans in Hindi, “Gandhi Hum Sharmindaa hain, Tere qaatil zinda hain,” most commonly understood to be an expression of the progressive movement in India. Bhasker strongly defended the tweet, saying “There is no copyright violation. It is akin to urban modern folk idiom.”

The second post, which featured an image of her daughter who had a blurred face also reported copyright issues. In this post, Bhasker pointed out the common sense behind that violation, remarking, “The second photo marked as being in violation is a photo of MY child with her face blurred waving the Indian flag with writing ‘HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY India’. How is this possibly some kind of copyright infringement??? Who has a copyright on my child’s likeness????”

Swara concluded that these actions were part of a larger effort to suppress her freedom of expression. “If these tweets have been mass reported they are aimed to harass the user I.e. myself and are aimed at suppressing my freedom of speech and expression,” she wrote. “Kindly review and reverse your decision. Thanks, Swara Bhaskar.”

Bhasker’s Career and Advocacy Actress Swara Bhasker is known for her strong political opinions. Her last appearance was in the 2022 film Mimamsa. She is soon going to be seen in the movie Mrs. Falani. In 2023, Swara Bhasker married activist Fahad Ahmad and, shortly after, had their daughter, Raabiya. Additionally, Bhasker has been vocal on X and Instagram regarding various political issues.