"Other platforms cannot replace it," said a senior member of the Taliban in a tweet, explaining that Meta is "intolerant."

Anas Haqqani, a Taliban thinker with family ties to the leadership, has endorsed Twitter over the Facebook-owned Threads. He said Twitter has more freedom of speech and credibility than other platforms. The Taliban likes Twitter’s lax moderation policies which allow them to spread their message. Facebook and TikTok ban the Taliban but Twitter does not. Despite Twitter’s recent problems under Elon Musk, it remains a place where the Taliban can voice their views and be heard. An OSINT manager said he was surprised the Taliban would endorse Elon Musk’s “lawless, profit-driven” Twitter over Zuckerberg’s more uniform Facebook.

  • @[email protected]
    20•1 year ago

    far right group advocates for website that caters to far right groups

    not even remotely a surprise to me, beyond I guess the fact that the taliban would have said anything at all about it

  • @[email protected]
    16•1 year ago

    Two Taliban officials even bought blue verification check marks after Musk started selling them in January

    Of course they did

  • Meow.tar.gz
    12•1 year ago

    The way Rolling Stone put it, Twitter welcomed the Taliban with open arms as if to say, “Please come in. The water’s warm so you might as well swim.” Elon Musk is facist and a support of fellow fashies.

  • Sisko Urso
    2•1 year ago

    I thought this was a meme with the title and the thumbnail till I saw it was from vice.

  • @[email protected]
    1•1 year ago

    Very surprised Twitter didn’t ban them. At least they have one public outlet to communicate with the rest of the world. They are a sovereign nation after all, like it or not.

    • @[email protected]M
      4•1 year ago

      They are a sovereign nation after all, like it or not.

      Australian government:

      Australia’s longstanding policy is to recognise States, not governments. The Australian Government does not extend or withhold formal recognition to new regimes. Australia will continue to judge the Taliban regime by its actions.