Taliban fighters patrol in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taliban fighters patrol in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Facebook ‘proactively’ removing Taliban content; WhatsApp seeks to block group

  • The Taliban is on Facebook’s list of dangerous organisations and therefore any content promoting or representing it is banned, an executive says
  • The group uses social media to mobilise support and the decisions of tech firms will have a ‘direct impact’ those under the Taliban’s rule, an analyst says

Taliban fighters patrol in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taliban fighters patrol in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
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