Press release, April 17 2024
With India’s general elections kicking off this week, activists and researchers in the Indian diaspora have sounded the alarm bells about the failure of social media giant Meta to put in place safeguards for India’s elections. In response to scathing evidence over the years that Meta has failed to respect human rights in India, 38 diaspora groups and allies had sent an urgent letter with a 10-point-plan to Meta – but received no response. As a last resort, Foundation The London Story alongside Indian diaspora activists therefore on Wednesday, April 17, blocked Meta’s headquarters in London, sealing the office off as a “crime scene against democracy”.