Meta blocks major Muslim Instagram page in India amid rising conflict

Company referred to policy for restricting content when governments say material goes against local law'

Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government's request, the account's founder said on Wednesday, denouncing the move as censorship" as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan.

Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim - a page with 6.7 million followers - were met with a message stating: Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content."