Posted on 08/17/2021 5:38:41 PM PDT by conservative98
Twitter said in a statement on Tuesday that the Taliban will be allowed to stay on its social media platform, as long as they don’t get overly violent. The company claims it will “proactively enforce our rules” but stopped short of saying it would blacklist the Taliban, as Facebook did today.
After receiving inquiries about whether Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid will be banned from Twitter in the wake of the terrorist group seizing control of Kabul last weekend, a spokesperson for the company released a statement informing the media that the Taliban will remain on the platform while Twitter “proactively” enforces its rules.
“We will continue to proactively enforce our rules and review content that may violate Twitter rules, specifically policies against glorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam,” a Twitter spokesperson told CNBC.
“The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly evolving,” the spokesperson added. “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.”
Despite Twitter’s position on the terrorist group, Facebook has banned all Taliban accounts from its main platform, Instagram, and WhatsApp under its “Dangerous Organization” policy.
Social media users quickly took to Twitter to point out that the company appears to have a much harsher protocol for U.S. presidents than it does for the Taliban
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Whatever credibility they may have had is gone.
I’m sick of celebrities whining that they’ve been banned on Twitter. You should have left it in January.
Dorsey must be trying to have a war with the Babylon Bee.
Twitter just wants the Taliban to execute people in quiet dark alleys at night....and to make sure no heads are rolling down the streets during the daytime.
Yeah, the Daniel Pearl thing wasn’t enough to get you banned from Twitter. The Taliban however must show great restraint to say not one word about Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, or stolen elections. That’s over the top.
“Overly violent”...so a level of violence is acceptable to Twitter?
I would have thought by now that Donald Trump would have launched his own Twitter knock off. Or at the very least begun posting on one of the ones already up and running. His silence isn’t helpful.
The founder of Twitter could pass for a member of the Taliban…
The people who run Twitter are traitors.
Or misgender tranny weightlifter Laurel Hubbard.
As long as they don’t post the beheading and executions they are exactly what Twitter wants.
The 45th President of the United States is not allowed on Twitter, but the Taliban is.
Same here.
I think Trump is done with social media.
I certainly hope they keep Twitter diverse by broadcasting the thousands of beheadings, stonings and honor killings being streamed in the wake of Biden’s cut and run.
Orange man still bad, green men fairly good for now.
Sleepy man okay too, still working on first tweet though.
Roflol - their past violence is not sufficient ?!?
But I get permanently banned was saying Kamala is a skank.
I thought he was posting on gab
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