NAVIGATING NARRATIVES
A monthly newsletter on disinformation trends in Bangladesh
 
   
June 30, 2026
   
Meta bars elected officials from earning, but 13 Bangladeshi MPs can monetize
Meta bars elected and appointed government officials from monetizing Facebook content, yet Dismislab investigation found at least 13 verified accounts belonging to Bangladeshi members of parliament — including three Cabinet ministers — enrolled in Meta's Content Monetization program. The findings raise questions about how Meta vets accounts, enforces its own eligibility rules, and whether officials should hold financial ties with a platform they may help regulate.
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TV reports used teenager’s laughter out of context after reported gang rape, fueling online abuse
This Dismislab report examines how two media outlets framed a rape survivor’s laughter out of context, how those reports appeared to breach ethical and legal restrictions on identity disclosure, and how the coverage exposed her and her family to online abuse and social pressure.
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