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Why is Trump banned from Twitter when the Taliban isn’t?

9 July 2021

8:20 AM

9 July 2021

8:20 AM

As we approach the final withdrawal of all US and Nato forces from Afghanistan, it’s worth pointing out a shocking double-standard that has so far gone strangely unnoticed. How can it be that Twitter has banned a US president, who even in defeat garnered more than 74 million votes in 2020, yet still allows the Taliban to pump out propaganda on its platform?

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