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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Social media giant, Facebook, has banned Taliban-related content from all its platforms.<\/p>\n

This comes after Taliban fighters took over Afghanistan capital, Kabul on Sunday, causing many citizens to flee the country including the country\u2019s President, Ashraf Ghani.<\/p>\n

According to BBC, a Facebook spokesperson who spoke to newsmen said the organisation has been banned under its \u201cDangerous organisation policies\u201d which applies to all its platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organization policies.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe ban will ensure the removal of accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban and prohibit praise, support, and representation of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, we have a team of Afghanistan experts, who are native Dari and Pashto speakers and have knowledge of local context, helping to identify and alert us to emerging issues on the platform,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan: Taliban vows to impose Islamic law worldwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Social media giant, Facebook, has banned Taliban-related content from all its platforms. This comes after Taliban fighters took over Afghanistan capital, Kabul on Sunday, causing many citizens to flee the country including the country\u2019s President, Ashraf Ghani. 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