Popular social networking site Facebook has appointed ‘translator’ to interpret and check the Bangla status posted by users on it.
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday said the social networking site gave the appointment in response to a recent letter of Bangladesh.
Facebook took the initiative to filter the objectionable contents being posted in Bangla language which is socially derogatory in Bangladesh and the site will delete it without delay, she said.
"In most of the cases, Facebook authority doesn't take the objection over Bangla status into consideration because of their inability to understand the meaning of those objectionable Bangla words. That's why they don't acknowledge many issues as defamatory," pointed out Tarana.
The state minister also said that she is all set for another meeting with the Facebook authorities in Singapore on January 12.
On December 12 last year, Facebook representatives arrived in Dhaka and met several ministers and senior officials of the Bangladesh government for a detailed discussion at the Home Ministry.
Earlier on November 22, 2015, the Bangladesh government imposed temporary restrictions on Facebook and few messaging and calling apps on security grounds.
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