Governments around the world are deciding whether or not to accept the Taliban as a legitimate government after the terrorist-affiliated group seized control of Afghanistan. Now, social media companies are racing to decide, too. against Taliban content on their platforms. But as the extremist group attempts to use social media as a means of governance — instead of glorifying violent content — the rules aren't clear as to who or what should be banned from the sites.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has over 300,000 followers on Twitter, his bio reading:"Member of Negotiations Team and Polit. Office Spokesman for International Media." Mujahid easily circumnavigated Facebook's ban of his WhatsApp account by connecting with journalists through the account of a fellow Taliban leader, the Times said.
"The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly evolving," a Twitter spokesperson told Insider."We're also witnessing people in the country using Twitter to seek help and assistance. Twitter's top priority is keeping people safe, and we remain vigilant."
Talibans have a Facebook page? lmao
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