Facebook has appointed a translator to interpret Bangla status posted by users on the popular social networking site.
Facebook took the move to filter the objectionable contents being posted in Bangla language which is socially derogatory in Bangladesh.
Confirming the appointment of Bangla translator, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday said: “The social networking site gave the appointment in response to a recent letter of Bangladesh.”
“In most of the cases, Facebook authority does not take the objection over Bangla status into consideration because of their inability to understand the meaning of those objectionable Bangla words. That’s why they don’t acknowledge many issues as defamatory,” said Tarana.
She said recently they protested objectionable Bangla words that were posted on the social networking site from two Facebook accounts, but the authority didn’t recognise those words as objectionable. “In this context, we requested Facebook authority for appointing translator.”
