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New Study Explores Digital Rights in South Asia
Across South Asia, the internet is a powerful space for connection, creativity, and activism but with growing online threats, censorship, and limited awareness of digital rights, that space is becoming harder to navigate safely and freely. To better understand these...
Technology, People, and Policy – Tech Policy Fellowship Papers (Volume II)
The research papers in this volume addresses some critical issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and human rights in Bangladesh.
Research: AI Adoption in Bangladeshi Newsrooms 2024
As the swift technological changes are driving a global transformation in journalism, fundamentally altering the process of news gathering and dissemination, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a defining factor in reshaping the field. Many newsrooms globally...
Dismislab’s New Study Reveals YouTube Running Ads on Misinformation Videos
The study, titled “Misinformation on YouTube: High Profits, Low Moderation” shows about 30% of 700 unique Bangla misinformation videos, excluding Shorts, displayed advertisements.
Research Papers from the Tech Policy Fellowship 2022
We hope this publication and the reports by our fellows contribute to the existing knowledge and inform arguments, discussions, and debates for future actions in the tech policy space.
Hits and Misses: An Examination of Meta’s Political Ad Policy Enforcement in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh gears up for its upcoming parliamentary elections, a study by Digitally Right has laid significant shortcomings in Meta’s political advertising enforcement. The study finds various active political ads, lacking required disclaimers, managed to slip through Meta’s detection systems.
Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in Bangladesh
Digitally Right has partnered with the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) to launch a pioneering report titled “Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in Bangladesh”. The report provides insights on the dangers of disinformation in Bangladesh’s media industry, based on a study of 33 news domains.