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.

Research

Undetected political ads slip through Meta’s system as Bangladesh heads for elections

Meta cannot always identify political ads and take action, indicating flaws in Meta’s automated detection system.

Media Literacy

How to identify that the “dark-skinned baby” suspicion video is AI-generated

A video showing a husband suspecting his wife over their dark-skinned baby was shared by a Bangladeshi news outlet, but...

Research

From Facebook ads to WhatsApp groups: The trap of stock market investment fraud

A Dismislab investigation uncovered a multi-platform stock market scam luring investors from Facebook ads into WhatsApp groups posing as top...