The number of social media pages blocked by the government for carrying objectionable content rose to 844 till November this year, the Parliament has been informed. Out of the total, the government blocked 492 web pages under Section 69A of Information Technology Act, 2000 based on recommendation of a committee set up in this regard,…
Bangladesh today lifted the ban on all social media platforms including Skype, WhatsApp and Viber, more than three-weeks after it blocked social networking and messaging apps following Supreme Court ruling upholding death penalty of two opposition leaders convicted for war-crimes. “All the social communication media are being unblocked following a government order,” State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said.…
The gap between the technological haves and have-nots is widening not only between countries but also within the country and those who do not have access to internet risk being marginalised, MP Shashi Tharoor said. “Poverty line is not the only line that the leaders have to think but also the fibre optic line that…