Dhaka, Jan 5 – Susan Hu, Head of Global PR & Communications of Like, on Tuesday said that 2020 was like a vertigo-experience for all, sometimes it felt like living secluded, confined in the idea of a fictitious border at…
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Committee to regulate content promotion on social media
Dhaka, Dec 23 – The government has formed a committee to formulate policy to regulate content promotion and advertisement on social media platforms and over-the-top (OTT) media services.
Singapore sends back 15 Bangladeshis for social media posts
Fifteen Bangladeshis, most of whom were working in the construction industry, have been repatriated from Singapore for social media postings in the wake of recent developments in France, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs disclosed on Tuesday.
Positive info on social media must to remove COVID-19 stigma
DHAKA, May 02, 2020 (BSS) – Speakers at a virtual seminar here today called for spreading positive news on social platforms to remove fear and stigma associated with the coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic in Bangladesh. The speakers made their remarks on live…
Journalism is not crime… nor it’s fake news on social media
By Namrata Sharma KATHMANDU, May 1 2020 (IPS) – This year’s World Press Freedom Day on 3 May falls during COVID-19 lockdowns in many of our countries. Restriction on movement means journalists all over the world are facing obstacles in…
Social media frenzy over Sunny Leone’s makeup video
Actor Sunny Leone, a popular figure on social media, posted a makeup video on Tuesday, which has ever since been making rounds on social media.
Algeria protests: how disinformation spread on social media
Amidst months of anti-government demonstrations, an online information battle is happening in Algeria. Protesters are trying to swat away annoying trolls – dubbed “electronic flies”.
Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts
Colombo, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — Sri Lanka’s president has lifted a nationwide social media ban that was imposed after Easter suicide bomb attacks that killed 253 people. A government statement Tuesday said that President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the ban…
Sri Lanka blocks social media after Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka, Apr 22 (AP/UNB)- Sri Lankan authorities blocked most social media after Easter Sunday attacks killed more than 200 people, with officials saying the temporary move was meant to curtail the spread of false information and ease tensions. The…
EC too to monitor social media to /check propaganda
Alongside different government agencies, the Election Commission will also monitor the social media to check fake news and propaganda ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed on Sunday.
PM seeks ulema role to maintain social peace
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Alem-Ulema of the country not to take laws in their own hands provoked by false propaganda on social media.
Social media versus journalism
By Alsir Sidahmed The fast-emerging social media has played a crucial role in the so-called Arab Spring. It is a popular belief that Facebook played a crucial role in the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.