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Taliban Confront Fake News and Social Media in Propaganda War
[AnNahar] Fighting "fake" news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army -- the Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... 's sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity even as the group vows to enforce Islamist controls on journalists if it returns to power. Notorious for banning TV and radio under its iron-fisted 1996-2001 regime, the turbans have proven surprisingly deft at adapting to the ever-changing nature of modern media. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-16 |
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