(Reuters) – The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by some world governments. Social media giant Facebook confirmed on Monday that it designates the Taliban a terrorist group and bans it and content supporting it from its platforms. On Twitter Inc, Taliban spokesmen with hundreds of thousands of followers have tweeted updates during the country’s takeover. Major social media firms this year made high-profile decisions on handling sitting world leaders and groups in power. Complicating matters further, though most countries show little sign they will recognize the group diplomatically, the Taliban’s position on the world stage may yet shift as they cement control.

Source: MetroXpress August 17, 2021 00:56 UTC