Bangladesh has received feedback from the Facebook authority on removing offensive items, which is a new development that can help lifting the ban on the most popular social network soon, BTRC Chairman Zia Ahmed said.
"I look forward to learn more about your local standards and work together to promote safe use of Facebook in Bangladesh," said Joe Sullivan, chief security officer at Facebook in a reply to the BTRC on Thursday.
"My team is responsible for managing law enforcement relations on Facebook and promoting a safe experience on the site for our users. I can be your main point of contact as we work through and establish detailed processes for removing troubling content in the future," Sullivan said in the mail. This is the first reply from the Facebook to Bangladesh after the site was blocked in the country.
The BTRC chairman said already some offensive links have been removed but some are still there."As we have now a channel to communicate with the Facebook team, I believe everything will be solved within a short time," said chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Around nine lakh Facebook users in Bangladesh remain offline since Saturday after the government temporarily blocked access to the popular social networking website.
The decision came after the arrest of a youth for uploading satiric images of some leading politicians including the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. BTRC said the largest social networking website was blocked also for hosting of some anti-religious and pornographic links by users across the globe.
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