India’s Instagram-loving ‘Cockroaches’ outwit Modi online

Indian authorities have struggled to keep pace with the protest movement, which flooded Instagram with posts and reels, coordinating demonstrations and spreading viral content.

As a wave of student-led protests swept India last week, Satvik Soni spent hours buried on Instagram broadcasting protest locations, explaining detainees’ rights and calling on demonstrators to report police misconduct. His tersely worded posts quickly racked up tens of thousands of views.