In a story published Wednesday, (pictured) reporters Craig Timberg and Christiano Lima praised the Taliban's online tactics - including a regularly-updated Twitter feed, as showing 'such a high degree of skill.'
* In Wednesday's article, reporters Craig Timberg and Christiano Lima wrote the Taliban's overall tactics 'show such a high degree of skill
* It is believed at least one public relations firm is assisting the Taliban on how to amplify messages across social media
* Timberg and Lima explained Twitter is among the only platform that permits the Taliban to uphold an active presence online
* Facebook and Instagram have actively banned the terrorist group from promoting its message
The Washington Post was condemned over a story calling the Taliban’s use of social media ‘strikingly sophisticated,’ while claiming that the group's internet presence did less to incite violence than Donald Trump did.
In a story published Wednesday, reporters Craig Timberg and Christiano Lima praised the Taliban's online tactics - including a regularly-updated Twitter feed, as showing 'such a high degree of skill,' that they believed a PR firm had been drafted in to help them get their extremist message across, just like regular politicians in democracies.
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Update: Washington Post under fire for suggesting Taliban incite less violence than Trump (NYPost).
WNU Editor: These people (the Washington Post) are nuts. It is through apps on social media that helped the Taliban conquer Afghanistan in the first place .... How A Facebook App Helped The Taliban Conquer Afghanistan? (August 19, 2021).
The Washington Post article is here .... Today’s Taliban uses sophisticated social media practices that rarely violate the rules (MSN/Washington Post).
