{"id":46497,"date":"2022-07-30T20:29:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46497"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:29:57","slug":"taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up","title":{"rendered":"Taliban Twitter and TV Appearances Match Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0012ffc437e\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0012ffc437e\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0012ffc437e\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#Taliban_Twitter_and_TV_Appearances_Match_Up\" title=\"Taliban Twitter and TV Appearances Match Up\">Taliban Twitter and TV Appearances Match Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#taliban_twitter_accounts_match_up_with_television_appearances\" title=\"taliban twitter accounts match up with television appearances\">taliban twitter accounts match up with television appearances<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#Press_conference_announcements\" title=\"Press conference announcements\">Press conference announcements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#Online_messages\" title=\"Online messages\">Online messages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#Misinformation\" title=\"Misinformation\">Misinformation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/taliban-twitter-and-tv-appearances-match-up\/#Tracking_Afghans_digital_histories\" title=\"Tracking Afghans&#8217; digital histories\">Tracking Afghans&#8217; digital histories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taliban_Twitter_and_TV_Appearances_Match_Up\"><\/span>Taliban Twitter and TV Appearances Match Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/3NEOgp8.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"width:auto; height:auto; max-height:258px; margin:0px 10px; max-width:41%\" alt=\"how taliban twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>Is there a connection between Taliban Twitter and television appearances? And how do their Twitter accounts match up to their announcements on the Press conference stage? In this article, I will show you how these two media outlets can match up and separate fact from fiction. You can also follow their online messages and misinformation to see what the Taliban is up to. But what is their motivation for creating such a huge social media presence? And how can you tell if they&#8217;re genuinely acting as a terror organization?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"taliban_twitter_accounts_match_up_with_television_appearances\"><\/span>taliban twitter accounts match up with television appearances<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is no coincidence that three key Taliban figures have Twitter accounts with combined followings of over 845,000. While CNET could not verify the identity of the account holders, they all seem to be publishing official statements on behalf of the Taliban in Kabul. The accounts include both English-speaking and non-English-speaking content, and their tweets and television appearances match up in terms of content. According to Kabir Teneja, author of The ISIS Peril, the main Taliban voices on Twitter include Zabiullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the &#8220;Islamic Emirate&#8221; in Pakistan, Muhammad Naeem, and Shaheen, a spokesman for English-speaking media. The three have collectively gained 845,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p>The official Twitter account of the Taliban is far more ominous than their TV appearances. The account has a number of references to the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, including the deaths of thousands of civilians during attacks. The page&#8217;s content is dominated by angry expletives and a link to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&#8217;s elaborate, multilingual website. The page&#8217;s followers, however, have no choice but to read it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Press_conference_announcements\"><\/span>Press conference announcements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Western media is still wrangling with the question of how to cover the war in Afghanistan, the fact that the Taliban engage with foreign press is clear. Even after chasing U.S. forces from Kabul, the Taliban were able to deliver propaganda messages via blog posts. Even if Shaheen&#8217;s English-language tweets can distort the narrative, these messages are a sign of the coordinated strategy the Taliban have employed to undermine Western media coverage of the war.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban have an extensive following on Twitter and have many followers. As a result, they are able to push a message of reassurance through these channels. The author of &#8220;The ISIS Peril,&#8221; Kabir Teneja, identified three main voices on the Taliban&#8217;s Twitter account: Zabiullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the &#8220;Islamic Emirate,&#8221; Muhammad Naeem, the spokesman for the political office in Doha, and Shaheen, who represents the English-speaking media. Together, these three voices boast of over eighty-five thousand followers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Online_messages\"><\/span>Online messages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Afghanistan, the Taliban use social media to spread their message of insurrection. These messages are often amplified by artificial amplification and are intended to intimidate their targets. The language used by the Taliban is typically formulaic Pashto. The use of hashtags is another tactic used by the Taliban to manipulate Twitter&#8217;s trending algorithms. The majority of Taliban messages are sent by a spokesperson who appears to be a member of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The message is posted in a variety of languages, based on the content, context, and audience. For example, peace talks are typically posted in English, while messages about the Taliban&#8217;s position on the city of Kabul are usually posted in Pashto, English, or Farsi\/Dari. Since August 2021, however, many of these messages are in Arabic. Whether or not they&#8217;re meant for international audiences is unclear.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Misinformation\"><\/span>Misinformation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the proliferation of social media, the Taliban are able to communicate directly with the rest of the world. The Taliban has been trying to manipulate the narrative surrounding events in Afghanistan for several years, sending out a constant stream of propaganda through social media. Their media campaign has largely succeeded in their goal of overthrowing the government in Afghanistan through its public relations strategy. By capitalizing on the media&#8217;s inability to identify accurate news, disinformation and inflammatory images, they have been able to exploit a lack of media literacy and misinformation to their advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban have been using social media to disseminate misinformation since 2011. They had accounts on Twitter and Telegram by 2014, and were actively posting messages on these networks. In 2016, they occupied a key spot in Afghanistan&#8217;s northern province and released a propaganda video that spread widely through social media. The Taliban have learned to use hashtags to spread misinformation, and they have developed tactics that allow them to take control of hashtags. Although these efforts could prompt action by the tech companies, the social media campaigns are often complex and spread across many accounts. The tech companies can&#8217;t shut down such a campaign.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tracking_Afghans_digital_histories\"><\/span>Tracking Afghans&#8217; digital histories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Following Afghanistan&#8217;s recent conflict, US advocates are worried about the Taliban using biometric data to track citizens. Afghans, who once supported the U.S., are now destroying digital evidence of their identities. The Taliban is using biometrics to target former government officials, human rights defenders, and other groups. The group is even using their social media profiles to monitor their activities. These concerns have prompted thousands of Afghans to scrape digital footprints and delete their history.<\/p>\n<p>One resident of Kabul, Muhibullah, worked for the US Army in Kandahar, but fled his home before the Taliban&#8217;s advance. He fears Taliban reprisals for working with the US Army. 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