The hashtag was shared by around 15,000 people by the evening—some supported it, but many others also used the hashtag to condemn it, asking why Twitter allowed such hate speech to spread. For the latest news and more, follow HuffPost India on Twitter, Facebook, and subscribe to our newsletter. India's PM + a Minister's office follow a handle fuelling "Total Boycott of Muslims" hashtag trending on Indian Twitter for nearly 24 hours. “As per our Help Center, there are Rules for trends and we have prevented this hashtag from trending as it was in violation of the Twitter Rules. If people on Twitter see something that violates the Twitter Rules, the most important thing they can do is report it, by clicking the drop down arrow at the top of Tweet and selecting ‘Report Tweet’,” they stated.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2019 15:00 UTC