Chinese vloggers in Dhaka scale back 'anti-India' activities amid increased surveillance
Chinese vloggers in Dhaka have reduced their activities following increased surveillance by Bangladeshi authorities. The vloggers were accused of filming impoverished areas in Bangladesh and falsely presenting them as New Delhi to defame India.
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This reflects the use of social media platforms for cross-border disinformation campaigns and the subsequent diplomatic pressure applied to host nations.
Chinese vloggers accused of defaming India by filming poor neighbourhoods in Dhaka and falsely portraying the footage as scenes from New Delhi have "scaled down" their activities following increased surveillance by local law enforcement agencies, a Bangladeshi police official said.The authorities stepped up monitoring of the Chinese nationals, around 150 in number, after India expressed concern over the alleged use of Bangladeshi territory to tarnish its image.Also Read | 'This is New Delhi': Chinese vloggers pass off Bangladesh slums as India in bizarre videosAccording to Mohammad Khalid Mansur, officer-in-charge of Dhaka’s Uttara West Police Station, intelligence agencies intensified surveillance of the Chinese nationals and began monitoring them closely.
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