Ahamed Yaseer Abrar

Researcher and translator. He has completed his graduation from Department of Criminology at University of Dhaka. His areas of interest are disinformation, state surveillance and crime.

Media Literacy

Narrow defeats of Jamaat leaders fuel conspiracy claims. What do the numbers say?

Dismislab collected at least a dozen posts and comments with the core message being "without manipulation Jamaat alliance candidates would...

Research

Social media election campaigns in Bangladesh feature children spreading hate speech

Ahead of the parliamentary election, children have been used in multiple campaign videos circulating across social media. What does Bangladesh’s...

Research

Unlabeled AI-generated media floods election campaigns as platforms fail to enforce rules

AI-led campaigns swarm Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ahead of elections while platforms struggle with transparency. What does it tell us?