Senior journalist Nidhi Razdan on Monday confirmed that Facebook has taken action against the Instagram handle, which issued death threats against her, and suspended the account.
In a tweet, Razdan mentioned that she got a call from Facebook and they will hand over details to the police. The social media company also accepted Instagram’s mistake.
Update: got a call from Facebook, the said account has been suspended, all details will be handed over to the police. Appreciate that FB admitted the response by Instagram was an error. Hope this is now followed through by the police @facebook @instagram https://t.co/4LuqNJOoac
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) June 11, 2018
According to Razdan, she had received death threats on her Instagram handle on Sunday. When she reported the account to Instagram, the photo/video sharing app dismissed the report claiming it does not violate their guidelines.
I got a death threat on @instagram via a pvt msg: “I will hang you,I will execute you”. I reported the account to @instagram. They replied that it does not violate their guidelines. Shame on you @instagram. Am deleting my account. And yes, I’m filing an FIR
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) June 10, 2018