Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus urged Meta, which operates several social media and communication platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp, to find an effective way to combat disinformation that disrupts social harmony and spreads hatred.

The Chief Adviser made the comment when Simon Milner, VP, Public Policy, APAC at Meta and Ruzan Sarwar, Public Policy Manager, met him at the State Guest House Jamuna.
 
Chief Adviser said, Bangladesh is a densely populated country. One wrong word can destabilise the whole country. Some people do it deliberately. Here disinformation is a big problem. You must find a way to fight it. 

Milner said they were ready to engage with the Interim Government of Bangladesh to counter disinformation, especially ahead of the upcoming general election next year, and had had meetings with different Bangladeshi authorities and rights groups in the past few days.

“We have had a dedicated team for Bangladesh for the last five years,” he said.

The Chief Adviser said that Meta platforms, especially Facebook, have the potential to promote business growth, but at the same time, they can be potentially dangerous provided they do not maintain ethical standards.

Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, was among others present on the occasion.

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