Adopt policies that work in Bangladesh
The cyber tribunal of Rajshahi suggested Facebook adopt policies that are compatible with Bangladesh's social system, said Ismat Ara, the public prosecutor of the court.
Bangladesh's social values, people's beliefs, religious habits, culture, interrelationships and social customs are completely different from those of other countries, particularly the developed countries, she said.
Therefore, Facebook should adopt policies that suit the culture and habits of its users in Bangladesh.
In the case of cybercrime, Facebook should collaborate from the point of responsibility to identify, bring charges and punish criminals.
The court recommended Facebook remove the option of opening multiple IDs anonymously in the name of the same person as that raises a cybersecurity risk.
There needs to be a security system too so that no one can download without permission photos and videos of women and children posted on Facebook.
The court also called for prompt action in detecting and removing content that might offend one's religious values.
It also requested Facebook to play a more effective role in preventing cyberbullying.
The observation came while the tribunal judge Ziaur Rahman was delivering a verdict against the accused Akter Hossain, 45, of Shingra of Natore district yesterday.
The tribunal convicted Hossain under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act of 2006 for publishing fake, obscene and defamatory information and photographs of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 2, 2015.
The day after Hossain had posted the photo on Facebook, one Mokhlesur Rahman filed a case with Singra police station against him.
On March 8, 2016, the police pressed the charges against Hossain. Two months later, the court transferred the case to the cyber tribunal.
The court heard out five of the nine prosecution witnesses and studied the pieces of evidence and came to the conclusion that the accusations against Hossain were proved beyond doubt.
Subsequently, Hossain was given seven years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Tk 1 lakh. If he fails to pay the fine, he would have to serve three more months of jail time, she said.
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