Afghanistan: Facebook continues ban of Taliban-related content - BBC
Facebook has confirmed it will continue to ban Taliban content from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation. The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan...
Taliban Facebook plan is attempt to silence critics, journalists say
Apr 11, 2024 · Plans by the Taliban to block access to Facebook are a further attempt to curtail freedom of speech and silence critics in Afghanistan, according to journalists and activists. The proposal was...
CPJ calls on Taliban to drop plans to restrict Facebook access in ...
Apr 8, 2024 · On April 6, Najibullah Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, announced in an interview with the independent, Kabul-based TOLOnews TV station that the group has finalized a plan to restrict or completely block access to Facebook in Afghanistan.
How the Taliban Turned Social Media Into a Tool for Control
Aug 20, 2021 · The Taliban, who banned the internet the first time they controlled Afghanistan, have turned social media into a powerful tool to tame opposition and broadcast their messages.
Afghanistan: Taliban content banned on Facebook, Instagram, …
Aug 17, 2021 · Facebook and TikTok said Tuesday they won't lift bans on content that promotes the Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan. The social media giants told CNBC …
Taliban banned from Facebook but not Twitter or YouTube
Aug 17, 2021 · The Taliban have been banned under Facebook for years under its Dangerous Individuals and Organization policy, but a Facebook spokesperson told Insider that the company is actively taking...
Taliban's plans to curtail access to Facebook in Afghanistan alarm …
Apr 9, 2024 · Media freedom advocates are expressing alarm over the Taliban's proposal to restrict or completely ban access to Facebook in Afghanistan and have urged the fundamentalist rulers to reconsider...
How Facebook, Twitter are dealing with Taliban takeover - CNN
Aug 17, 2021 · On Tuesday, Facebook (FB) reiterated its ban on accounts praising, supporting, or representing the Taliban from its platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, and said that it would remove...
Afghanistan: Facebook continues ban of Taliban-related content
Aug 17, 2021 · Facebook has confirmed it will continue to ban Taliban content from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation. The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan...
Facebook’s Taliban Ban Will Prove Costly for Afghans
Aug 26, 2021 · Citing its stance on “ dangerous individuals and organizations,” Facebook reaffirmed its ban on the Taliban and pro-Taliban content on Aug. 17. After being on the wrong side of history so...