Taliban endorses Elon Musk's Twitter for freedom of speech

Anas Haqqani, a leader of the Taliban movement, has officially expressed his preference for Elon Musk-owned Twitter over Mark Elliot Zuckerberg-owned Threads.

In a recent English post, Haqqani emphasized Twitter's specific benefits over other social media sites, including Threads. He emphasized two fundamental Twitter benefits: freedom of speech and expression and the platform's public nature and reliability. 

According to Haqqani, Twitter's commitment to open discourse and perceived authenticity distinguishes it from its competitors, particularly Meta, which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg. Due to the lack of intolerant policies, Haqqani claimed that no other medium could fully replace Twitter.

Twitter, on the other hand, has seen a decline in popularity among many users since Elon Musk took over the company last year in October. Musk's changes to the verification procedure and content moderation have caused a significant number of subject matter experts, advertisers, and regular users to depart the platform. Surprisingly, the Taliban from Afghanistan appears to have a different viewpoint, favoring Twitter over other social media platforms. When Musk first started selling blue verification checkmarks in January, two Taliban officials also bought them.

Haqqani stated that Twitter's lax moderation policy was a major draw for the Taliban. Following the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban emerged as the country's lawful rulers. The Taliban has been tireless in its efforts to spread its message through social media. 

Facebook and TikTok consider the Taliban a terrorist organization and prohibit their postings on their platforms. 

Recently, Elon Musk threatened to sue Meta after the company launched the new app ‘Threads’. In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro accused Meta (Facebook) of “unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” Alex Spiro also said that Meta hired former Twitter employees to make the Threads app.