{"id":326799,"date":"2021-08-18T01:28:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T22:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-says-taliban-can-stay-on-platform-if-they-obey-rules\/"},"modified":"2021-08-18T01:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T22:28:53","slug":"twitter-says-taliban-can-stay-on-platform-if-they-obey-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-says-taliban-can-stay-on-platform-if-they-obey-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> says Taliban can stay on platform if they obey rules<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Unlike former President Donald Trump, the faces and voices of the reconstituted Taliban regime in Afghanistan can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently tweet to their hearts\u2019 content. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/twitter-says-taliban-spokesman-will-be-allowed-to-remain-if-he-doesnt-get-too-violent\/\">obtained by Mediaite<\/a> Tuesday, Twitter ducked the question of whether it would bar representatives of the Islamic fundamentalist government from getting their message out 280 characters at a time \u2014 saying only that it would \u201ccontinue to proactively enforce\u201d its rules outlawing the \u201cglorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter\u2019s top priority is keeping people safe, and we remain vigilant,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Both official Taliban spokesmen have unverified accounts on Twitter. One, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zabehulah_M33\">Zabihullah Mujahid<\/a>, has more than 310,000 followers. His most recent tweet as of Tuesday afternoon promoted a press conference by Taliban leaders and drew hundreds of responses, many of them from well-wishers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Zabihullah Mujahid Saib, First of all, I welcome you and then congratulate you on the complete liberation of Afghanistan,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWvcutC57BuSLNA\/status\/1427642229326233615\">read a typical message<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The other spokesman, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QyAhmadi21\">Qari Yousaf Ahmadi<\/a>, has more than 63,000 followers, and gained notoriety during the recent fighting for tweeting reports about the capture of various cities as the Taliban swept through the Afghan countryside.<\/p>\n<p>Big Tech critics have expressed outrage over Twitter\u2019s tolerance toward the Taliban after it banned Trump in the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. The company also recently suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she questioned the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, but has permitted accounts affiliated with repressive governments like China and Iran to spread anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-PRESS-CONFERENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to Twitter, Taliban officials like Mujahid will be allowed to have accounts.\" class=\"wp-image-19159278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-PRESS-CONFERENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-PRESS-CONFERENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-PRESS-CONFERENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-PRESS-CONFERENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to Twitter, Taliban officials like Zabihullah Mujahid will be allowed to have accounts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/STRINGER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhy on God\u2019s green Earth does the Taliban spokesman have an active Twitter account but not the former President of the United States?,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCawthorn\/status\/1427012220764835842\">Rep. Madison Cawthorn<\/a> (R-NC) tweeted Sunday. \u201cWho\u2019s [sic] side is the AMERICA BASED Big-Tech companies on?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom and democracy are not doing well when #Twitter continues to ban #Trump\u2019s account but relays the #Taliban spokesperson\u2019s without any second thoughts,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerome_riviere\/status\/1427040387978383369\">agreed J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rivi\u00e8re<\/a>, a member of the European Parliament representing France\u2019s far-right National Rally party. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>By contrast, Facebook has promised to enforce its ban on accounts that praise, support or represent the Taliban on all its platforms \u2014 including Instagram. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organization policies,\u201d a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/08\/17\/taliban-content-banned-on-facebook-instagram-whatsapp.html\">Facebook spokesperson<\/a> told CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the encrypted chat app WhatsApp, which is also owned by Facebook, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/93yvy5\/whatsapp-says-its-not-banning-the-taliban-because-it-cant-read-their-texts\">told Vice News<\/a> that while \u201cwe do not have access to the contents of people\u2019s personal chats; however, if we become aware that a sanctioned individual or organization may have a presence on WhatsApp, we take action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google-owned YouTube <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/17\/tech\/facebook-twitter-taliban-hnk-intl\/index.html\">vowed to CNN<\/a> Tuesday that it would \u201cterminate\u201d any account it believes to be operated by the Afghan Taliban, while TikTok told CNBC it is removing content that supports or praises the militant group. <\/p>\n<p>Twitter did not immediately respond to requests for comment by the Post.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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