social media

Twitter allows users to share 140-second videos

Twitter, known for its 140-character limit on tweets, is now allowing users to post longer videos - of up to 140 seconds.
22 June 2016, 11:28 AM

'Mass rape' video on social media shocks Brazil

Brazilian police are hunting more than 30 men suspected of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro, and of putting video of the attack on social media.
27 May 2016, 14:35 PM

Why no action for N’ganj teacher’s humiliation: HC

The High Court issues a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks as to why it should not be directed to take necessary legal actions against local lawmaker Salim Osman and others who humiliated a schoolteacher of Narayanganj.
18 May 2016, 10:37 AM

Teacher’s humiliation: Minister assures steps after probe

As probe begins into the humiliation of a Narayanganj school headmaster, education minister assures that steps will be taken on the basis of recommendations by a probe body.
18 May 2016, 08:23 AM

Govt opens probe

In the wake of severe criticism on social media, the education ministry has launched a probe into the incident of public humiliation of a headmaster in Narayanganj for his alleged derogatory comments on religion.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Vast majority of Americans don’t trust the news media

Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media.
18 April 2016, 03:12 AM

No-hilsa campaign worked well

The sale of hilsa dropped significantly at retail markets the day before Pahela Baishakh, thanks to social media campaigns and calls to
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM

To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.
12 April 2016, 04:57 AM

Identity 2016: Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos

As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people what appears in them.
5 April 2016, 11:59 AM

Fans engage in photoshop battle over Zuckerberg’s photo from China trip

A photo shared by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his recent trip to China stirs a photoshop battle in the social media.
22 March 2016, 12:58 PM

Use social media responsibly

The government yesterday published its draft guidelines for the public servants on social media use.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Nation turns green on social media; anticipating historic Asia Cup victory

Scores of users on social media platforms are expressing their solidarity with Bangladesh national cricket team, in hope of achieving a historic victory against India at the Asia Cup final.
6 March 2016, 06:52 AM

Facebook wants to crack down against hate speech on migrants

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the social network needs to get better at cracking down on hate speech against migrants.
27 February 2016, 14:25 PM

Cristiano 1st athlete to pass 20 crore social media followers

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete to surpass 200 million followers on social media.
24 February 2016, 07:35 AM

Woman,106, dances with joy at meeting the Obamas

Virginia McLaurin, 106 year-old, has waited her whole life to see an African-American in the White House. So when she finally got a chance to meet President Obama, she could barely contain her excitement.
23 February 2016, 06:57 AM

Mymensingh boy tortured for ‘stealing’ phone

A 12-year-old boy is tortured in Mymensingh and its video is leaked in the social media, giving rise to public outrage.
19 February 2016, 12:26 PM

Should Twitter ignore its users?

For the last 48 hours Twitter has been… well, all of a Twitter. An article in Buzzfeed suggesting that the social network was about to introduce what is known as an algorithmic timeline - promoting tweets deemed most relevant rather than publishing them in reverse chronological order - sparked a wave of what can only be described as furious panic.
8 February 2016, 12:12 PM

Which one is the mom?

A mother-daughter selfie posted by Kaylan Mahomes is baffling the internet! A recent car selfie by Kaylen with her twin and Kyla, their mother sent the social media world into confusion as everyone was trying to figure out which one is the mom.
6 February 2016, 06:58 AM

Facebook and Instagram ban private gun adverts

Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
30 January 2016, 05:28 AM

Facebook expands live video streaming

Facebook expands its offering for streaming live video at the leading social network.
29 January 2016, 11:31 AM