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Facebook, Google, Microsoft to share "unexpected incidents" related information with Bangladeshi gov't

Xinhua, June 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Bangladesh minister said on Sunday that Facebook, Google and Microsoft have agreed to share information related to any "unexpected incidents" with the Bangladeshi government.

"Facebook, Google and Microsoft have agreed to provide us information on any unexpected incident within 48 hours after we request them," said Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim during a question-answer session in the parliament on Sunday.

Bangladesh has been facing a surge in instances of abuse on social media platforms. Against this backdrop, the government has reportedly asked the leading social media platforms to share information related to any "unexpected incidents" with the Bangladeshi government.

According to sources, a section of foreigners with their local cohorts have long been swindling people and stealing money using various methods on social networking sites including Facebook.

A few months back Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 14 people including 12 foreign nationals for committing crimes using different social media platforms in the country. Endit