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How social media is dealing with the Taliban takeover
CNN ^

Posted on 08/17/2021 9:04:58 AM PDT by janetjanet998

New Delhi (CNN Business)It's been two days since Kabul fell to the Taliban and social media giants are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the takeover of Afghanistan by the militants. 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 "accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban." "The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organization policies," a company spokesperson said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigtech; internet; socialmedia; taliban

1 posted on 08/17/2021 9:04:58 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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Ouch

WATCH: The Taliban spokesman got a question about freedom of speech and he said the question should be asked to US companies like Facebook who claim to promote it while still censoring
https://rumble.com/vlb4qv-taliban-spokesman-says-ask-facebook-about-freedom-of-speech.html


2 posted on 08/17/2021 9:05:39 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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So they waited until now to ban them? Because......Biden is being made to look bad.


3 posted on 08/17/2021 9:05:53 AM PDT by pas
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To: janetjanet998

Ouch!


4 posted on 08/17/2021 9:06:47 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Let me guess, it's not an awesome "social media is providing freedom with an Arab Spring". LOL


5 posted on 08/17/2021 9:07:08 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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Aw…..come on guys…..go over there and give them a big, sloppy wet kiss.


6 posted on 08/17/2021 9:08:28 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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n Tuesday, Facebook (FB) reiterated its ban on accounts praising, supporting, or representing the Taliban from its platforms, including WhatsApp

It is widely known that the Taliban use WhatsApp to coordinate their attacks and activities. However, Facebook refuses to turn off access to WhatsApp in Afghanistan, but instead replies on banning individual accounts. The Taliban, just create new accounts. Zuckerberg doesn't give a crap about America.

7 posted on 08/17/2021 9:10:19 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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Hmmm....lets see, they pretend to take a stand against the tollybonn yet they advance the propaganda by the regime that just armed them.


8 posted on 08/17/2021 9:24:30 AM PDT by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: Tell It Right

9 posted on 08/17/2021 9:26:36 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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10 posted on 08/17/2021 9:26:55 AM PDT by x
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Censorship is a plague upon the world....


11 posted on 08/17/2021 9:33:56 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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"On Tuesday, Facebook (FB) reiterated its ban "
12 posted on 08/17/2021 9:41:11 AM PDT by plain talk
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Afghanistan was taken over by WattsApp...


13 posted on 08/17/2021 9:41:18 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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Wondering how long it will take the Taliban to take over the US. Should we start rushing the airports?


14 posted on 08/17/2021 10:13:01 AM PDT by 353FMG
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Wondering how long it will take the Taliban to take over the US. Should we start rushing the airports?

Where would we go? Canada is now basically a communist country and Mexico is run by drug cartels.

15 posted on 08/17/2021 12:11:39 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (It seems the soap box and ballot box have failed, it might be time for the bullet box.)
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