Swara Bhasker took to Instagram to express her frustration after her X (formerly Twitter) account was permanently suspended. She shared that two of her tweets, including a Republic Day wish, had been flagged for copyright infringement, leading to the suspension.
The actress posted screenshots of the notices she received from X regarding her account suspension. She expressed her disbelief, stating, “(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 detailed the posts marked for copyright violation, stating, “One with an orange background and text in Hindi Devnagri script reading ‘Gandhi Hum Sharmindaa hain, Tere qaatil zinda hain’ is a popular slogan of the progressive movement in India. There is no copyright violation; it is akin to urban modern folk idiom.”
She questioned how a picture of her daughter could be marked for copyright violation, stating, “The second image marked as a violation is an image of MY OWN child with her face concealed waving an Indian flag and with writing ‘HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY India’. How can this possibly be a copyright infringement ???? Who has a copyright on my child’s likeness??? Both of these complaints are ridiculous and untenable by any rational, logical and objective understanding of any legal definition of copyright.”
She claimed that the reports leading to her account suspension were attempts to suppress her freedom of expression. She stated, “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. Kindly review and reverse your decision. Thanks, Swara Bhaskar.”
Swara last appeared in the 2022 film ‘Mimamsa’ and is set to star in ‘Mrs. Falani’ soon. In 2023, she married activist and politician Fahad Ahmad and gave birth to their daughter, Raabiya.
