Taliban leader endorses Twitter, accuses Threads
Jul 12, 2023
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12: A senior leader of the Taliban on Monday weighed in on the social media battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, arguing that when it comes to social media, Twitter has some "important advantages" over the competition.
The first advantage that Twitter has "is the freedom of speech," Anas Haqqani, who helped lead Taliban negotiations with Afghanistan's former, elected government, wrote in a July 10 post. The second is its "public nature" and "credibility," he continued, adding that he's no fan of the company's chief competitor, which launched a rival application, Threads, just this month.
"Twitter doesn't have an intolerant policy like Meta," Haqqani wrote. "Other platforms cannot replace it."
Source: Qatar Tribune
