KABUL (Pajhwok): Facebook has shut down Dari and Pashtu accounts of the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) as well as Bakhtar news agency.
RTA head Ahmad Wasiq wrote on his Twitter page that the Dari and Pashto Facebook pages of the organization had been blocked by Facebook.
He wrote: “RTA has not yet decided to activate new pages. A number of fake pages have been created in the name of RTA and they are not valid.”
He also said in a conversation with the media that they had contacted the Facebook administration to reactivate the closed pages.
He said the Facebook administration should remain committed to freedom of speech. He added that Facebook should look at RTA as a national institution, which he called the voice of the people.
Earlier this year, RTA removed the tri-color national flag from the logo and replaced it with white color flag of the Islamic Emirate.
On the other hand, Bakhtar News Agency posted on its Twitter that the Facebook administration closed the official Facebook page of Bakhtar News Agency last night.
It said Bakhtar News Agency took into account all the rules and regulations of the Facebook organization.
“The sole purpose of this organization is to publish accurate, timely and comprehensive news, reports and interviews.”
The news agency said the Facebook administration’s action showed the denial of freedom of speech and the rights of the people of Afghanistan.
The agency added they broadcast standard news in six national and international languages, therefore the leadership of Bakhtar News Agency wants Facebook to solve this problem as soon as possible.
In response to the closure of the Facebook pages of RTA and Bakhtar News Agency, the government spokesperson wrote on his Twitter page: “Now we understand what the West calls media freedom! Blocking the pages of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s National Radio and Television and Bakhtar News Agency shows intolerance”.
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