RASC News Agency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern over the Taliban’s proposal to restrict or shut down the social media network Facebook in Afghanistan, asserting that this initiative would further undermine freedom of information in the country. According to a statement released by the CPJ on Monday night, Apr 8, this organization has urged the Taliban group not to obstruct the flow of information in Afghanistan.
Bih Le Yi, the Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, pointed out that the use of Facebook in Afghanistan has somewhat prevented the media industry from dwindling after the Taliban’s resurgence in the country. Le Yi added, “The Taliban’s plan to restrict or shut down access to Facebook will deal a further blow to freedom of information in Afghanistan. Social media platforms, including Facebook, have helped fill the void left by the decline of Afghanistan’s media industry since the Taliban took over in August 2021 and suppressed press freedom.”
In his perspective, the closure of Facebook will lead to heightened censorship by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to the statement, over the past two years, journalists have been detained, and access to several news websites has been restricted by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
H, the Minister of Telecommunications and Technology for the Taliban, stated last Sunday that a plan to restrict or fully shut down several social media networks, including Facebook, has been finalized by this ministry.
Hekmati claimed that this action is taken to prevent the wasting of time and expenses by young people and to prevent the viewing of “immoral issues” by the Taliban.
RASC News Agency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern over the Taliban’s proposal to restrict or shut down the social media network Facebook in Afghanistan, asserting that this initiative would further undermine freedom of information in the country. According to a statement released by the CPJ on Monday night, Apr 8, this organization has urged the Taliban group not to obstruct the flow of information in Afghanistan.
Bih Le Yi, the Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, pointed out that the use of Facebook in Afghanistan has somewhat prevented the media industry from dwindling after the Taliban’s resurgence in the country. Le Yi added, “The Taliban’s plan to restrict or shut down access to Facebook will deal a further blow to freedom of information in Afghanistan. Social media platforms, including Facebook, have helped fill the void left by the decline of Afghanistan’s media industry since the Taliban took over in August 2021 and suppressed press freedom.”
In his perspective, the closure of Facebook will lead to heightened censorship by the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to the statement, over the past two years, journalists have been detained, and access to several news websites has been restricted by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Najibullah Haqani, the Minister of Telecommunications and Technology for the Taliban, stated last Sunday that a plan to restrict or fully shut down several social media networks, including Facebook, has been finalized by this ministry.
Haqani claimed that this action is taken to prevent the wasting of time and expenses by young people and to prevent the viewing of “immoral issues” by the Taliban.
