FB censoring posts on occupied Kashmir

HELD SRINAGAR: Academics and activists accused Facebook on Friday of censoring posts about Indian-occupied Kashmir as a curfew in the region extended into its 14’th day following unrest that has left 48 protesters dead.

FB users posting on the violence in Kashmir told AFP their posts had been removed or their profiles permanently deleted by the Silicon Valley giant citing "violation of community standards". Wide-scale protests against Indian occupation have flared across the Muslim-majority territory since the killing on July 8 of popular rebel leader Burhan Wani in a firefight with Indian forces.

Professor Huma Dar, a Kashmiri-origin academic at the University of California Berkeley, said her profile was permanently disabled after she posted photos of Wani and a video of his funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners.