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said on Tuesday, he has a long policy not allowing an account that is believed to be operated by the Taliban on his site, because social media companies face questions about how they will handle fast Afghan control.
The return of the Taliban for power for the first time in 20 years has raised concerns over crackdown with freedom of speech and human rights, especially women’s rights, and fears that the country can return to become a global hotspot for global terrorism.
Separately, The Financial Times reported that the WhatsApp Facebook message service had turned off the complaint help channel for Afghans to contact the Taliban, founded by the group after controlling Kabul on Sunday.
A WHATSAPP spokesman refused to comment on the action, but said the service was required by US sanctions law to prohibit accounts that appear to represent themselves as the official Taliban account.
A complaint number which is an emergency hotline for civilians to report violence, looting or other problems blocked by Facebook on Tuesday, along with the official Taliban channel, the report said.
Facebook has been on Monday that it appointed the Taliban terrorist group and forbade it and the content would support it from the platform.
A Taliban spokesman accused the Facebook of Sensor at a press conference on Tuesday, according to his remarks translation in video clips.
YouTube, when asked whether it prohibited the Taliban on Monday, declining commenting.
But it was said on Tuesday that the prohibition of his group was a long-standing approach.
Afghanistan Afghanistan Taliban took a challenge for some major social media and messaging platforms on what and who should be allowed on their platform.
Asked whether it would allow the Taliban to operate the official Afghan government page or account, Facebook appointed a statement where he said respecting the international community authority in making a recognized government determination.
Twitter Inc., which reviewed the rules for world leaders on the platform, did not immediately respond to the request to comment on the same question.
Taliban spokesman with hundreds of thousands of followers have tweeted updates during the country’s takeover.
A Twitter spokesman said in a statement that the network would review the content that could violate the rules, specifically opposed the violence breeding or manipulation of platforms, but did not answer questions about whether there were certain restrictions on the Taliban or how it classifies violent organizations.
YouTube says it doesn’t allow a Taliban affiliated account
