The Taliban has long had a presence on Twitter, even before Elon Musk bought the company last October. The group is banned from rival platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and the popular new Threads.
Earlier this year, it emerged Taliban figures had become verified on Twitter after signing up for the Twitter Blue subscription service, which grants users with a checkmark previously reserved for public figures like athletes, politicians, celebrities, and some journalists.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMusk's stance on verification and moderationBut no rivals have threatened its position as the go-to social media platform for real-time text updates like Threads, which quickly dwarfed the user base of other Twitter-likes such as
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