Taliban Leader Endorses Elon Musk’s Twitter Over New Rival Threads
“Twitter doesn’t have an intolerant policy like Meta,” Anas Haqqani, the scion of feared terrorist group the Haqqani Network, wrote Monday.
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Anas Haqqani, the Taliban leader and scion of Afghanistan’s feared terrorist Haqqani Network, endorsed Elon Musk’s Twitter Monday over its new rival, Threads. “Twitter has two important advantages over other social media platforms,” Haqqani wrote on Twitter. “The first privilege is the freedom of speech. The second privilege is the public nature & credibility of Twitter. Twitter doesn't have an intolerant policy like Meta. Other platforms cannot replace it.” Threads, which bears a striking resemblance to Twitter, was debuted last week by Meta. The announcement sparked a protracted war of words between Musk and his rival, Mark Zuckerberg, which culminated Sunday after the South African tech titan challenged his American counterpart to a “literal dick measuring contest.”
Twitter has two important advantages over other social media platforms.
— Anas Haqqani(انس حقاني) (@AnasHaqqani313) July 10, 2023
The first privilege is the freedom of speech. The second privilege is the public nature & credibility of Twitter. Twitter doesn't have an intolerant policy like Meta. Other platforms cannot replace it. pic.twitter.com/oYQTI3hgfI
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