Comparing Taliban's Social Media Restrictions to China's Great Firewall: An In-Depth Analysis

Oct 10, 2025 01:38 am CST

This comprehensive analysis examines the parallels between Afghanistan's recent social media restrictions under Taliban rule and China's established Great Firewall system. The article explores how China maintains comprehensive control over its internet space, the technological mechanisms of digital censorship, methods of circumvention, and the potential motivations behind the Taliban's emerging digital control policies. Through expert insights, the piece investigates how authoritarian internet governance models are being replicated across various Asian nations with different levels of technological sophistication and ideological objectives.