Tag: Facebook

AI women, political deepfakes and Facebook’s failure

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Colombo— What began as a disturbing experiment in manufacturing attractive, apparently ordinary Sri Lankan women on Facebook has evolved...

Sri Lanka launches first major crackdown on offshore betting, expert call for broader enforcement

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Sri Lanka blocked access to 24 unlicensed offshore gambling websites under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act. The blocked websites...

Investigation exposes offshore betting networks thriving on Facebook despite Sri Lanka’s new gambling law

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: 10,813 Facebook records analyzed. Identified four betting-branded Facebook accounts (29,400 followers), 16 groups (116,700 members) and 13 additional...

AI profiles of women on Facebook: Identity deception, sexualised engagement, and platform accountability

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read 10 Facebook profiles posing as Sri Lankan women were found to be entirely AI-generated, using fabricated identities to...

Meta’s layoffs make it official: Facebook is ready to part ways with the news

General CIR Web Editor -
“Meta had the resources at its peak to do incredible things. Not just the dollars, but the encouragement to...

Funding Independent Journalism in South Asia: CIR’s Executive Director panellist at GIJN webinar

Events CIR Web Editor -
Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) will feature Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIR) Executive Director Dilrukshi Handunnetti as a panellist...

Facebook partners with BigSpring, CIR and C-CAB to launch mobile upskilling program for Bangladeshi journalists

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5 August 2021 - Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and...

CIR and CCAB jointly launch Facebook Fundamentals for News in Bangladesh

Events CIR Web Editor -
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) in collaboration with the Center for Communication Action Bangladesh (C-CAB) will virtually launch ‘Facebook Fundamentals for News,’...

CIR partners with C-CAB to launch ‘Facebook Fundamentals for News’ in Bangladesh

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) together with Center for Communication Action Bangladesh (C-CAB) will launch ‘Facebook Fundamentals for...