近期，多名在印度通过社交媒体建立受众群体的漫画家发现其Instagram账户及内容遭到限制。 1 其中，漫画家Satish Acharya的账户在三周内第二次被屏蔽，导致其在9月28日至10月6日期间无法访问该平台。 1 另一知名漫画家Manjul发布的批评印度选举委员会修订选民名单的文章同样遭到封锁。 1
据Meta公司表示，这些限制措施是为了遵守印度的信息技术法规而实施的临时性账户管控，但该公司未解释针对具体内容的限制原因。 1 这一行动背后有着庞大的政府干预数据支撑：印度政府部门在3月至7月期间，通过Sahyog门户网站向包括Instagram、Facebook和YouTube在内的各大平台发送了近195,000份限制令。 1 此类对政治讽刺内容的压制引发了外界对于言论自由的担忧，目前印度在无国界记者组织的世界新闻自由指数中排名第157位。 1
回顾历史，类似的法律风险并非首次出现。 1 2012年，漫画家Aseem Trivedi曾因创作涉嫌嘲笑印度宪法的漫画而被控煽动叛国罪，尽管该指控后来被撤销，但这一先例凸显了政治讽刺创作者面临的潜在法律压力。 1
Instagram accounts belonging to prominent Indian cartoonists have been geographically blocked within the country, a move that has sparked concerns over political satire and freedom of expression 1. Satish Acharya saw his account restricted in India for the second time in three weeks, with access denied from September 28 to October 6 1. Similarly, content by cartoonist Manjul criticizing the Election Commission of India’s revision of voter lists was also subjected to restrictions 1.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, stated that it might temporarily restrict accounts to comply with India’s Information Technology Rules but did not provide specific explanations for these particular actions 1. The frequency of such government-ordered blocks is significant; between March and July, Indian authorities sent nearly 195,000 restriction orders to platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube via the Sahyog portal 1. These developments occur against a backdrop where India ranks 157th on Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index 1. Historical precedents for legal action against satirists exist, such as the 2012 sedition charges filed against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi for mocking the Indian Constitution, which were later withdrawn 1.
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