social media calls for

[Maybo]

Hundreds of people gathered at the front of Belfast city hall for an anti-racism rally on Saturday shortly before noon. The event was organised in response to social media calls for anti-Islamic protests to be staged in Northern Ireland.

Source: All the far-right rallies and counter-protests reported so far today by The Guardian

Should I read "social media calls" or "social media calls for"?

 

[Rover_KE]

You can’t omit ‘for’.

 

[jutfrank]

The word calls is a noun there, not a verb.

 

[Maybo]

Should I read the sentence this way "Social media's calls for"?

 

[jutfrank]

Should I read the sentence this way "Social media's calls for"?

You could, if it helps you understand, but I don't think you should. Instead, read it the right way.

social media calls

This is a three-word noun phrase. What kind of calls? Social media calls. Calls originating from where? From social media pages.