Posted on 09/04/2021 4:31:47 AM PDT by blueplum
Google has temporarily locked some Afghan government email accounts in an apparent attempt to head off the Taliban’s hunt for the identities of former officials who worked with the recently collapsed US-backed administration.
“In consultation with experts, we are continuously assessing the situation in Afghanistan. We are taking temporary actions to secure relevant accounts, as information continues to come in,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement obtained by The Post....
...Days after the Taliban entered Kabul on Aug. 15, Google-owned YouTube said it would “terminate” any account it believes to be operated by the extremist group. By contrast, Twitter said it would allow Taliban accounts to remain on the service while “proactively” enforcing its rules against “glorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam.”
Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported Friday that Western Union — which halted service after the militants entered Kabul — will resume transfers....
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Gee...seems this would be a great topic for the press to throw at psaki. “...please comment on how the taliban came into possession of these emails that they are exploiting in order to commit murder”?
The taliban are the good guys now so i guess the extremists are the former govt.
Upside down world right now
“Twitter said it would allow Taliban accounts to remain on the service...”
until they post something about COVID or the 2020 election.
Google is smarter than byedumb?
After all byedumb just gave them lists of names.
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