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Sexual harassment: Protests flood Facebook, Twitter

On the fourth day following the ruthless and inhuman sexual harassment on women at TSC on Pahela Baishakh, the social media continue to be flooded with protests from users, condemning the heinous act.
18 April 2015, 13:52 PM

Facebook faces lawsuit

Facebook is facing a lawsuit over the way it uses data for its facial recognition features.
8 April 2015, 07:07 AM

Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms

The social media site Facebook users feel depressed as they begin comparing what's happening in their lives to others.
7 April 2015, 06:08 AM

Turkey Twitter block lifted after image removed

Social media restrictions are being lifted in Turkey, as sites comply with a court order to stop sharing images of a prosecutor being held at gunpoint.
7 April 2015, 05:04 AM

IS followers send 'up to 1 lakh tweets a day: EU police chief

A European police chief says that the sophisticated online communications which is developing everyday has become the biggest problem for security agencies tackling terrorism.
29 March 2015, 11:15 AM

Facebook bets on Messenger app, opens it to developers

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Messenger Platform, describing it as a way for software developers to boost appeal to the more than 600 million people using the application.
26 March 2015, 09:33 AM

Instagram releases collage-making app called Layout

The move by the Facebook-owned smartphone photo sharing service was in keeping with a strategy by social network co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to field separate, specialised applications aimed at ways people like to use mobile devices.
25 March 2015, 10:14 AM

‘On this day’-Facebook’s new reminiscent app

Facebook introduces its new 'On this day' app which highlights Facebook activity on the exact same month and day of years past
25 March 2015, 09:31 AM

Pro-BNP Mayor’s son sued for Facebook post on PM

Shahzadpur municipality mayor’s son has been sued for posting a distorted image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a derogatory comment about her on Facebook.
24 March 2015, 16:04 PM

Pro-BNP Mayor’s son sued for Facebook post on PM

Shahzadpur municipality mayor’s son has been sued for posting a distorted image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a derogatory comment about her on Facebook.
24 March 2015, 16:04 PM

India court scraps online arrest law

India's Supreme Court strikes down a controversial law which allows police to arrest people for comments on social networks and other internet sites
24 March 2015, 07:04 AM

Facebook revamps its takedown guidelines

Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network. Its revamped community standards now include a separate section on "dangerous organisations" and give more details about what types of nudity it allows to be posted
16 March 2015, 11:19 AM

Facebook revamps its takedown guidelines

Facebook provides the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network
16 March 2015, 04:46 AM

‘Basherkella chief’ held

Detectives today claimed to have detained the prime administrator of pro-Jamaat-e-Islami Facebook page Basherkella from Comilla
13 March 2015, 04:27 AM

Widow of blogger Avijit Roy defiant after Bangladesh attack

Widow of a blogger who was hacked to death in Bangladesh says she will continue to speak out on the causes of secularism and science
11 March 2015, 09:29 AM

Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires
3 March 2015, 05:17 AM