Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts in Afghanistan, Gleicher tweeted on Thursday. — AP
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country.
Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts in Afghanistan, its security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher tweeted on Thursday.
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