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AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair being produced before Patiala House court in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet, in New Delhi on 2 July 2022

India’s Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea dismissed over ‘gravity of offence’

It is alleged by police that the accused received donations from foreign countries namely Pakistan, Syria, Australia and middle eastern countries

BPSC: 'Facebook pages in its name fake'

BPSC: 'Facebook pages in its name fake'

The BPSC would report the authorities concerned over these fake pages

BB dismisses news of scrapping Tk 1000 red notes

BB dismisses news of scrapping Tk 1000 red notes

The public is being requested not to be taken into account of such rumours or misleading information.

Vladimir Putin

Facebook blocked as Russia backs jail time for ‘fake news’

Russian media have been instructed to publish only information provided by official sources, which describe the invasion as a military operation

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Fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight disinformation

More than 80 fact-checking organisations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation, offering to help debunk false statements

Smoke is seen on the Myanmar border as Rohingya refugees walk on the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh on 11 September 2017

Rohingya sue Facebook for $150bn over hate speech

The legal complaint argues that Facebook’s algorithms drive susceptible users to join ever-more extreme groups, a situation that is “open to exploitation by autocratic politicians and regimes”

Police on high alert across the country to prevent rumours, chaos

Khaleda Zia’s health condition Police on alert to prevent rumours, chaos

High echelons of the government have directed the police force to remain on alert to fight rumours on the health condition of Khaleda Zia

Filipino journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and ...

Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

'Need to draw a line between free speech and disinformation'

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was addressing the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament on ‘Countering Misinformation and Hate Speech Requires Stronger Regulations’ in Vienna

Information minister Hasan Mahmud

Action against unregistered news portals, IPTVs soon: Hasan Mahmud

Information and Broadcasting minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday warned that stringent measures will be taken against unregistered online news portals soon

Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi was detained in Myanmar and charged with spreading false news.

Myanmar jails two journalists for 'incitement and spreading false news'

Aung Kyaw is the third DVB journalist and Zaw Zaw is the sixth Mizzima journalist imprisoned since the military's 1 February coup

The workshop participants pose for the group photograph at a Dhaka hotel.

Audience must get rid of fake news, misinformation: BIPSS

Fake news and misinformation are a severe deterrence to the progress of any nation and it is of paramount importance for individuals to know how to discern fake news from authentic ones.

Speakers and participants at the end of the BIPSS workshop on Developing a Critical Understanding against Fake News and Disinformation,’ held on 22 December 2020

BIPSS Workshop Developing a critical understanding against fake news and disinformation

Participants at a BIPSS workshop on ‘Developing a Critical Understanding against Fake News and Disinformation,’ deliberated on the proliferation of fake news and the lethal impact it had on states, ...

Information minister Hasan Mahmud

Legal action will be taken against fake news portals: Hasan Mahmud

Information minister Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday legal actions would be taken soon against all fake online news portals

A 3D printed Facebook logo

Victims lament real-world violence fuelled by social media

Facebook and other social platforms, which are also often used to organise peaceful events and pro-democracy movements, have been condemned for failing to stop a range of abusive and hateful content ...

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