Facebook bans Taliban supporting content: report
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The social media platform has a team of Afghan experts who are native Dari and Pashto speakers. The team monitors and removes all content linked to the insurgent group.
Social media giant Facebook said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, the BBC has quoted. The company says it has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to monitor and remove content linked to the insurgent group. For years, the Taliban has used social media to spread its messages.
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