Facebook stands by its ban on Taliban – Yahoo News

Facebook and its entities Instagram and WhatsApp reaffirmed their ban on Taliban-related accounts Wednesday, citing the company’s “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” policy, the New York Times reports.Why it matters: How social media companies choose to handle the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan will impact how effectively the group is able to communicate to the people it will now govern.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free“The decisions that are made by Facebook and Twitter in the next couple of days will have a direct impact on the lives on the many people who find themselves under the Taliban’s rule,” the Atlantic Council’s Emerson Brooking told Bloomberg Monday.Between the lines: Taliban leaders have sought to dial down their rhetoric since the days of their totalitarian rule in the 1990s, vowing to grant “amnesty” to supporters of the Afghan government and honor women’s rights within the “frameworks” of Islamic law.However, human rights violations in territories outside of Kabul that are controlled by the Taliban have left many fearing that the words are hollow.Already, there have been reports of Taliban fighters attacking supporters of the Afghan government and violently cracking down on protests.The big picture:…
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