Facebook and other social media, which were closed during the quota reform movement, were opened after two weeks. After a meeting with Facebook and TikTok at BTRC Bhawan on Wednesday afternoon, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak announced the decision to open the social media.After
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Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
Meta has said it is rolling back restrictions on former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, as the presumptive Republican nominee seeks to regain the White House in November. The social media company headed by Mark Zuckerberg had indefinitely suspended Trump’s accounts following his praise of people who joined
Man held for Facebook post mocking freedom fighter quota
A 43-year-old man named Jahangir Alam has been arrested over a Facebook post "mocking" the quota system for freedom fighters in government jobs. Jahangir, son of Md Mokhlesur Rahman from CP Road in the Dharanda area of Hakimpur upazila, was taken into custody following a case filed by Freedom Fighter Liakat
Facebook parent Meta to stop paying Australian news media
Facebook parent Meta announced Friday it would no longer pay Australian media companies for news, prompting a government warning that the firm was in "dereliction" of past promises. Extending a global retreat from news content, Meta said it would scrap the Facebook News tab in Australia and would not renew deals
F-Commerce Summit held to empower entrepreneurs
A daylong conference styled ‘F-Commerce Summit 2023’ was held in Dhaka on Friday to promote online entrepreneurs who initiate business with Facebook platforms. Marketing agency Melonades Digital organized the conference in association with A2i programme of ICT Division and SME Foundation. Title sponsor is Httpool and the summit is powered by
Facebook algorithms fuelled anti-Rohingya atrocities: AI
Amnesty International has slammed Facebook owner Meta for its "failure to curb hate speech" on its social media platform that eventually ‘fuelled a storm of hatred’ against the Rohingya Muslims over the years. Alleging in its report that Facebook's algorithms "proactively amplified" anti-Rohingya content five years ago, Amnesty has sought compensation
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. "We were good with most of
HC orders to remove fake news, videos from social media
The High Court Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to remove six links of fake news, pictures and videos that are harmful for the image of the country, nation, intellectuals and important personalities, from YouTube and Facebook. A High Court Division Bench consisting of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir
Httpool Bangladesh holds capacity building session for businesses on Facebook
Httpool Bangladesh, an Aleph Holding company and the largest global partner of major media platforms, conducted a virtual knowledge sharing session for all FMCG/CPG businesses. The session was titled “Connecting with the new digital shopper” that discussed the marketingbest practices for FMCG/CPG brands, a release said. Technology has enabled consumers to
Facebook launches new community feature in Bangladesh
Facebook has recently launched the Community Help feature in Bangladesh to make it easier for people to help those most impacted by COVID-19 in their community. This is part of Facebook’s ongoing efforts to support people with information and resources that they need during the pandemic. Local pages such as blood banks,