New Delhi: Helle Lyng, a Norwegian Journalist who came into limelight has claimed that her Instagram and Facebook accounts have been suspended.
Norwegian Journalist Lyng further added in a post on social media platform X that she is not able to log-in to the Meta-owned social media platforms.
"If you’re trying to reach me on Instagram or Facebook, I would like to let you know I have been suspended from both accounts," she added in her X post.
She said that she is willing to engage with Indian users as much as possible, adding that the response may be delayed because of the log-in issues on Insta and FB.
"I have wanted to respond to as many Indians as possible, but my responses will now be delayed. I hope I will get my accounts back," she wrote in her X post.
In an another X post she added, "Throughout all day I have struggled to log onto my Instagram account. Now I have been suspended. It is a small prize to pay for press freedom, but I’ve never experienced it before."
A Norwegian journalist, Helle Lyng, has suddenly came into limelight not just in India but across the world after sharp question directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to Norway triggered widespread debate online.
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A Norwegian journalist, Helle Lyng, has suddenly came into limelight not just in India but across the world after sharp question directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent visit to Norway triggered widespread debate online.
Lyng works for Oslo-based Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen and cover domestic politics along with international affairs. She is now trending on social media platforms India after she attempted to question Prime Minister Modi during a joint media appearance with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The moment unfolded as the press interaction was concluding and PM Modi was leaving the venue. As reporters called out questions, Lyng raised her voice and asked, “Why don’t you take questions from the freest press in the world?”
The pointed question quickly drew attention as it touched upon a long-standing criticism levelled by some observers against the Prime Minister Modi that he distances himself from unscripted press conference.
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It is notable that prior to the incident, PM Modi has sat for answering unscripted questions from only on two occasions. UK Government record shows that in 2015, PM Modi sat with then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron and second time he answered media in United States when he answered Wall Street journalist Sabrina Siddiqui. Sabrina was targeted by supporters of Prime Minister for asking questions related to minority rights and free speech in India.
Speaking to BBC, Lyng said, “Usually during these types of press conferences in Norway, they will do the exact same thing, talk together to the press that has come today or yesterday. And then they will also take a few questions. For example, when Macron (French President Emmanuel Macron) was here last year, Macron was also taking questions from Norwegian reporters. Not many, but he did take some. When we get powerful nations to our small country that is also looking to strengthen ties with us, it is our job to try to ask questions.”
Going further, Lyng said that asking questions was her duty as a reporter. She cited the tradition of questioning people in power wherever they appear in front of media.Ends.
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