The door is there.

"Rejecting Meta's apology for taking down a PM Narendra Modi's video, a parliamentary committee yesterday sought a personal apology from its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and warned of seeking removal of its safe harbor protection if he failed to comply." TOI. It is not clear why Meta should act as a propaganda channel for Mr Modi or the BJP unless someone pays for it. Is it not enough that the mainstream media has been neutered into a sycophantic 'Godi (lapdog) media'? One week ago, Meta... admitted that PM Modi's first selfie video on Facebook, meant to address Gen Z over NEET paper leak, was taken down due to an 'error'." "The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) summoned Meta's global head of public policy, according to PTI sources. This comes as PM Modi's video was 'unavailable" for a little time on Facebook but was later restored." TOI. In July 2023, "Meta has lifted the final restrictions on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the run up to US presidential elections in November." "Trump's accounts, which combined have over 60 million followers, were reinstated in 2023 but subject to additional monitoring, which has now been removed, the social media giant said in a blog post." BBC. If Meta can block Trump why can't they drop Mr Modi's selfie? If the BJP actually penalises Meta in any way, Trump could show his support for the company by uninviting Mr Modi from addressing the UN General Assembly in New York next month (TNIE). Trump is unpredictable. The BJP should reflect before 'pulling the tiger's tail' (WR Forums). "Bitchat, the internet-free messaging app at the center of a government crackdown, has continued to gain traction in India despite authorities ordering GitHub to remove its source code repository." "Bitchat, founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, allows users to message without using any internet using Bluetooth mesh networks. According to new Appfigures data, India contributed 53% of Bitchat's estimated 120,000-plus global downloads in the thirty days ending July 24." ET. During the protests by thousands of students at Jantar Mantar against leaked question papers (Reuters), "Republic TV's main talking points included the alleged involvement of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), an alleged US hand behind the protest, a 'foreign funding cluster', alleged conversion by missionaries and the 'tukde tukde gang'." The Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), Massey University, New Zealand, analysed 25 Republic TV broadcasts between 20 and 25 July and counted 58,941 words, vilifying students as criminals and creating a fiction of paranoid delusion. Why didn't the government take down this blatant abuse? Television news channels are losing viewers and ad revenue. "It seems the nation no longer wants to know. Or at least no longer wants to know what the government wants it to know through the journalism of cower-age." "Shehzad Poonawalla, as BJP's chief content creator on prime, seems to have been clever enough to discern the impending great crash and has chosen to walk into the sunset before that happens." The Wire. While treating Indians at home with contempt and ruthless suppression, Mr Modi loves to present a benevolent persona in other countries. "In the enduring world of Prime Minister Modi's jhappi pappi (hug and kiss) diplomacy, something new is creeping in and has been on full display in his last few visits abroad." "Of course, the new contrived spontaneity of lighthearted interactions that is on full display only at the Mega Modi melas for NRIs," "But there is also a creeping international media scrutiny of Modi's jumbo jamborees abroad, raising issues of taxpayer spends, and fueling the anti-migrant and anti-Indian cry in the countries that Modi visits today," wrote Vrinda Gopinath. Other countries do not have a genuflecting media like in India and their politicians may start to pay attention. Also, non-resident Indians (NRIs) may realize that Mr Modi's visits coincide with racial hostility. At home, police harassment of students (MC) will surely anger their parents who have been Mr Modi's vote-bank (wikipedia). Mr Modi should heed Confucius, who said, "The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method? (Goodreads). If too profound, ask Gen Z. They found the door. Will open it. Gladly.