Twitter suspends Amrullah Saleh and partys account while Taliban’s several accounts still continue

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Twitter suspends Amrullah Saleh and party's account while Taliban’s several accounts still continue

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01:40 PM, Aug 20, 2021
Myind Staff

On August 19, Twitter suspended all accounts associated with caretaker President Amrullah Saleh of Afghanistan.

Afghan President’s official handle @Afghanpresident and his party Afghanistan Green Trend’s (AGT) handle @AfgGreenTrend were suspended by the micro-blogging site.

Reportedly, Saleh is still mobilising forces to counter the takeover of Afghanistan. He is currently lodged in the Panjshir province that has not yet fallen into the hands of the Taliban.

However, accounts of several Taliban leaders are still available on Twitter. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid who is actively updating his account with the latest updates, has over 300,000 followers. Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen also has over 300,000 followers, while Qari Yousaf Ahmadi has around 60,000 followers on Twitter.

While Facebook and YouTube swiftly started banning accounts associated with the Taliban and its followers, Twitter refrained itself from doing so. It said that the Taliban’s accounts are under constant monitoring, and they would take action against the Jihadi group if they “cross the line”.

Unlike Twitter, Facebook has taken a hardline stance against the Taliban and has banned the Islamist fundamentalist group and its supporters from using its platforms.

In a statement, the company said that it considers the group to be 'a terrorist organisation', according to a PTI report. The company added it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the insurgent group.

Facebook, while announcing the ban on Taliban, stated that it had designated Taliban a terrorist organisation as per US laws and it would remove all accounts and content associated with Taliban from all its platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

“The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organisation policies. This means we remove accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban and prohibit praise, support, and representation of them," a Facebook spokesperson told the BBC.

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