by Paul Bois at Breitbart News
Now that the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, questions have erupted over how much authority the notoriously totalitarian government will extend over its populace. Will women have rights or be subjugated like before? Will Christians have rights or be relegated to second-class status? Will this be a peaceful transition of power or one marked bloodshed? When asked if the newfound government will make room for free speech, a spokesman for the Taliban pointed out the hypocrisy of demanding free speech while American companies like Facebook (and Twitter) engage in censorship.
“This question should be asked to those people who are claiming to be promoters of freedom of speech, who do not allow publication of all information and news,” the spokesman said. “I can ask Facebook. This question should be asked to them.”
The Taliban spokesman got a question about freedom of speech and he said the question should be asked to US companies like Facebook who claim to promote it while still censoring pic.twitter.com/woXd5RRCWK
— Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) August 17, 2021
On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it will continue its ban on the Taliban’s promotion of content or messages on its platform, including Instagram and WhatsApp. “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,” a Facebook spokesperson said.
“We also have a dedicated team of Afghanistan experts, who are…
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