About

India Disrespect Button is a copypasta used predominantly as a spam comment on TikTok that encourages users to like the comment to show disrespect to an Indian person or subject shown in the video. The comment was popularized on TikTok in March 2025 and became the subject of criticism from some users. Purportedly, the comment was also popularized on Instagram Reels that same month.

Origin

It is unclear who started the "India disrespect button" comment, which is posted under videos featuring an Indian person or subject as a way to hate on the subject.

On March 8th, 2025, TikTokers began calling out the comment through videos, which largely criticize it as being annoying. For example, that day, TikToker^[1] @theunchouseofficial posted a video expressing annoyance over the comment, garnering over 82,000 views in six days.

Spread

The comment continued to spread throughout March 2025, along with videos calling it out for a variety of reasons.

For example, on March 8th, TikToker^[2] @ posted a video criticizing the spam comment, using the term "SYBAU" to suggest people should stop using it, garnering over 80,000 views in six days.

On March 11th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @2021donpollo posted a video responding to an "India disrespect button" comment, sharing a video of a man making nonsense sounds at two dolls, garnering over 230,000 views in three days.

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