social media
Facebook removes 3.2b fake accounts
Facebook Inc removes 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September this year, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report.
14 November 2019, 04:59 AM
Social media platforms reuniting high school friends from decades ago
Imagine that time when people had no social media and everyone was filled with doubts whether they would get a second chance to meet their dearest friend once they parted ways at the end of their school year. Well, gone are those days. Thanks to social media, we can now stay in touch with our beloved friends, even years after school ends and it is a far memory.
3 August 2019, 08:35 AM
BTRC to receive complaints through social media
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to use social media platforms such as Facebook and Viber, among others, to receive complaints from the customers, says its chairman at a public hearing.
12 June 2019, 10:49 AM
Hitler would have loved social media: Disney CEO
Disney CEO Bob Iger calls upon US politicians to reject hate in the run up to the 2020 election -- and claimed that Adolf Hitler would have "loved social media" as a tool to spread extremist propaganda.
12 April 2019, 07:23 AM
Meet Lini Zurlia, the poster girl for protest voting in Indonesia presidential election
It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media. A photo she posted late last month, depicting her holding up a sticker saying “Saya Golput”, was originally intended as harmless self-expression.
4 April 2019, 04:23 AM
Bangladeshi man's stare goes viral
A portrait of a Bangladeshi construction worker in Malaysia has captivated social media users worldwide.
26 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi construction worker’s stare breaks the internet
A portrait of a Bangladeshi construction worker in Malaysia captivates social media users worldwide.
26 March 2019, 05:07 AM
Farewell from Facebook
Musician Nazmun Munira Nancy, known for her song Dui Dike Boshobash, from the film Projapoti, has abandoned social media platform, Facebook.
1 February 2019, 18:00 PM
1 held for ‘spreading rumour’ on social media
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-10) today claimed to have detained a man on charge of spreading rumours on social media.
24 January 2019, 08:04 AM
3 held for ‘spreading fake photos, derogatory remarks on PM’
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained three men in Chattogram, Bogura and Rajshahi for allegedly spreading photoshopped images and making derogatory comments about the prime minister on social media.
9 January 2019, 07:53 AM
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump accuses tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats, a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.
18 December 2018, 14:40 PM
Social media apps for the creative
This app lets you write haikus with other users on the platform. Haiku is a style of Japanese poetry that you write in three lines. Here, you
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Flight attendant fired after boyfriend proposed to her mid-flight
Wedding proposals, for the most part, are romantic in nature -- until it causes one to lose his or her job.
20 September 2018, 04:42 AM
Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media
President Donald Trump lashes out at tech companies, accusing Google and others of “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. He cited no evidence for the claim, which echoes both his own attacks on the press and a conservative talking point.
28 August 2018, 12:29 PM
Those who spread rumors will not be spared, IGP says
Those who spread rumours on social media during students’ protest, will not be spared, Inspector General of Police Javed Patwary said today.
13 August 2018, 07:59 AM
4 youths remanded in Ctg in ICT Act case
Four youths including two leaders of pro-left Bangladesh Chhatra Federation is remanded in a case filed under section 57 of ICT Act for activities on the social media.
8 August 2018, 14:26 PM
Instagram to allow users to download their data
Facebook Inc’s Instagram will soon allow its users to download a copy of all the content they have uploaded on the photo-sharing platform, a spokesman says.
12 April 2018, 05:39 AM
Florida school massacre suspect on authorities’ radar in 2016: Media
A teenager accused of fatally shooting 17 people at a Florida high school was investigated by police and state officials as far back as 2016 after slashing his arm in a social media video, and saying he wanted to buy a gun, but authorities determined he was receiving sufficient support, newspapers say.
18 February 2018, 04:39 AM
Facebook for escapists or escapees?
It makes one wonder why married couples must declare their unquestionable adoration for each other on Facebook. Do they not see each other every single day of their lives?
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM
More surveillance of social media?
The news of the introduction of a specialised police unit, complete with software that can detect remarks and postings on social media that may be considered cybercrime, brings about mixed feelings.
7 January 2018, 18:00 PM