Facebook tweeted “We’ve launched a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan to quickly lock down their account. When their profile is locked, people who aren’t their friends can’t download or share their profile photo or see posts on their timeline.”
Nathaniel Gleicher, head of security policy at Facebook, has revealed in a series of tweets, that Facebook is taking to safeguard the citizens on its social media platform.
This feature allows people in Afghanistan to lock down their accounts.
The Taliban group is using several ways to push its messages on social media, despite being banned by YouTube and Facebook.
According to a BBC report “The hardline Islamist group has tried to reassure Afghans since seizing power in a lightning offensive, promising there would be “no revenge”.
But there are growing fears of a gap between what they say and what they do.“
Nathaniel Gleicher explained that People in Afghanistan will now have access to a one-click tool to lock down their Facebook accounts. “When their profile is locked, people who aren’t their friends can’t download or share their profile photo or see posts on their timeline”.
It also removed the ability for users to view and search “Friends” lists for Facebook accounts in Afghanistan, to protect people from being targeted, he added.
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He also made mention of the step taken ” On Instagram, we’re rolling out pop-up alerts in Afghanistan with specific steps on how to protect your account”.
