A Republican congressman has sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey denouncing the social media giant's “troubling double standard” for banning the former president from its platform but allowing the Taliban.
As the Taliban appears to have taken the mantle in returning to rule Afghanistan, Big Tech companies are grappling with how to handle the legitimacy of a radical Islamic regime.
Facebook on August 17 said it was blocking WhatsApp accounts linked to the Taliban after the radical Islamic group seized control of Afghanistan and sought to use the messaging service to help it govern.
The Taliban captured Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday and proclaimed their return to power shortly after America’s troops started to leave the country, marking the end.
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