Following speculations that particular social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter could face a ban in India from Wednesday, Internet customers have been flooding the platforms with rib-tickling memes. First whispers of the ban came to the fore just after these platforms failed to comply with the new intermediary recommendations set by the Central government. Barring Koo, an app created on the lines of Twitter, no other social media platform has accepted the recommendations for the duration of the 3-month deadline, which ended on May 25. Given that the platforms remained functional on Wednesday, social media customers decided to celebrate the development with a meme fest.
One of the 1st reactions came from the Twitter deal with of the Indian Premier League group, Rajasthan Royals. The social media group of Rajasthan Royals seemed fairly perturbed to see the hashtag #TwitterBan trending late on Tuesday. Sharing a line made well-known by stand-up comic Abhishek Upmanyu, the meme stated, “Main Kya Karu Phir? Job Chod Du? (What do I do now? Quit my job?)”.
#TwitterBan trending? ???? pic.twitter.com/gGM6Pme0Lr
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 25, 2021
Many customers even contemplated replacing their smartphones with a more primitive model, provided that they could have to say goodbye to these apps.
Tomorrow, My phone be like :-#InstagramBan#TwitterBan#FacebookBanpic.twitter.com/5Adso4L4el
— ASLAM MERCHANT – ACI South Mumbai (@Aslam_Merchantt) May 25, 2021
One user quoted a dialogue from the Bollywood film Munnabhai MBBS, exactly where Sanjay Dutt’s character is told, “Bhai, chitti vitthi likhna (Brother, write me a letter once in a while).”
Me to everybody rn.#TwitterBanpic.twitter.com/LsmHf9OZXM
— ll_सोमेश_ll (@someshhh_) May 25, 2021
A well-known meme also implied that Indian parents would have been elated had the apps been banned.
#TwitterBan#FacebookBan#InstagramBan
After hearing news about social media , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram having banned..
Indian parents ideal now- pic.twitter.com/uNuEUpxNiF— Palakdixit (@bringtwitt) May 26, 2021
Another meme featured Twitter’s logo on the list of India’s endangered birds.
Some endangered birds ???? in India ! #TwitterBanpic.twitter.com/sRYmpvtJGP
— The Rebellious Doctor (@Medical_Nomad_) May 26, 2021
A user, named Sarthak Chhabra, chose a effectively-identified Pankaj Tripathi dialogue to share what social media influencers have been feeling about the development.
Social Media Influence To Government Of India. #TwitterBan#FacebookBan#bannedpic.twitter.com/tAJe3CoG6z
— Sarthak Chhabra (@SarthakChhabr14) May 25, 2021
Many customers have been also shocked to see Orkut, a lengthy-forgotten social media platform trending on Twitter. The app was developed by Turkish engineer Orkut Büyükkökten and was employed in India more than 15 years ago. Take a look at some of the funny memes in this regard:
#InstagramBan#TwitterBan
After noticing #Orkut in trending section. pic.twitter.com/w1YPHDha1m— Whiskey Soda (@varunaabrol) May 26, 2021
Even Kokila Ben from the Rasode Me Kaun Tha meme had concerns about Orkut.
People born just after 2000 searching at #Orkut trend pic.twitter.com/mte4kAb2yc
— Rosa Barks (@therosabarks) May 25, 2021
One user went on to describe Orkut as the “grandfather” of social media apps.
If #socialmedia is a family, then #Orkut was the grandfather.#orkut ke zamane wale hai kya koi . pic.twitter.com/d8JndIBp3x
— Ip Singh (@Ip_singh02) May 20, 2021
Tell us what you consider of these memes employing the comments section.