Bangladesh: Fake news on Facebook fuels communal violence
23 November 2019 |
12:50 pm
Fake news spread via Facebook has triggered several communal clashes resulting in deaths in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's post and telecommunication minister told DW Facebook failed to create measures to identify hate speech.
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