Tech giants to continue ban on Taliban after its rise in Afghanistan
By Shubhangi on Aug 17, 2021 | 04:37 AM IST
Facebook and TikTok said on Tuesday they will continue the ban on content promoting
Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan.
CNBC
reported that Facebook said a team of content moderators are monitoring and
removing posts, images, videos and other content related to the Taliban.
A Facebook spokesperson told CNBC: “The Taliban is
sanctioned as a terrorist organization under U.S. law and we have banned them
from our services under our Dangerous Organization policies.”
The
spokesperson said Taliban has been banned from Facebook for several years. Facebook
said it removes accounts run by Taliban and the ones which supports or praises
them.
TikTok also
said it identifies Taliban as a terrorist organization and will continue to
remove content supporting the group, reported CNBC.
The ban
from Facebook on Taliban applies to Instagram and WhatsApp as well but due to
end-to-end encryption on the chat platform, some reports suggest that Taliban
are still using WhatsApp.
CNBC reported that a Twitter spokesperson said, “The
situation in Afghanistan is rapidly evolving. 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.”
“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,”
the spokesperson added.
(With
inputs from CNBC)
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Credits: CNBC