BTRC orders shutdown of another 56 sites

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Bangla Tribune Report
Published : 17:40, Feb 18, 2019 | Updated : 17:43, Feb 18, 2019

Recently, the BTRC cracked down on porn and betting websites and clamped down over 4,000 sites as part of its campaign for safe internet.In a series of clamp down on websites in line with the government’s ‘safe internet’ campaign, the telecoms regulator has ordered the closure of another 56 sites.
On Monday (Feb 18), the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) wrote to the International Internet Gateways (IIGs) to block the sites.
“The IIGs has started blocking access to theses websites upon receiving the order,” said Imdadul Haque, general secretary of Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, the regulator has moved to block another 17,500 websites, including porn and betting sites as well as several social media apps.
Telecommunications and Information Minister Mustafa Jabbar said in a Facebook post, “Now, we have traced 15,636 pornography and 2,235 betting sites in addition to TikTok and BIGO.”
China-based TikTok is a media app that allows users to create and share short videos of 15 seconds. As of July 2018, the app is available in 75 languages with over 500 million users globally.
BIGO LIVE, based in Singapore, is a live video streaming app. It is available in over 150 countries with over 200 million users across the world.
“All of them will be blocked,” Jabbar vowed.
Recently, the BTRC cracked down on porn and betting websites and clamped down over 4,000 sites as part of its campaign for safe internet.

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