Dhaka, June 8 -- The government has moved to amend the Cyber Security Act to tackle the spread of rumours, misinformation, defamatory content and AI-generated misleading images, videos and audio on social media platforms, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has told Parliament.

On Monday, he said provisions will also be introduced to compel international technology platforms, including Meta -- the parent company of Facebook -- to remove harmful content within a fixed timeframe.

The government is looking to introduce a 24-hour takedown requirement for such platforms.

Salahuddin was speaking in parliament during a Rule 71 discussion on an urgent public importance notice moved by reserved seat lawmaker Helen Zerin Khan.

Helen had raised conce...