Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google. "Ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday. There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change. Also read: Musk says he has $46.5B in financing ready to buy Twitter The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content. Twitter said it would provide more information in the coming months on how it plans to provide “reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations” its users engage in, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.N.-backed science panel's reports on the causes and effects of climate change provide the basis for international negotiations to curb climate change. Also read: Mamata blocks Bengal Governor on Twitter The company already has a dedicate climate topic on its site and offered what it described as “pre-bunks” during last year's U.N. climate conference to counter misinformation surrounding the issue.

Bangladesh Forest Department's Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) filed a case against Grameenphone with a Dhaka court Wednesday for featuring a caged indigenous bird in its advertisement. WCCU Director Nargis Sultana lodged the case with Dhaka's Chief Judicial Magistrate Court under sections 38(2), 41 and 46 of the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2012.  Also read: Grameenphone receives Asian Leadership Awards 2021 In a recent Grameenphone advertisement, a young girl was shown being gifted a caged parrot. The depiction of a caged rose-ring parakeet, which is an indigenous bird, sparked controversy on social media platforms.  "By showing this bird in a cage in their commercial advertisement, Grameenphone violated three sections of the Wildlife Act 2012," Nargis told UNB. Also read: Grameenphone contributes Tk 31.4 crore to Labour Fund

Los Angeles. Oct,30  (AP/UNB) — Anthony Davis is four games into his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and he's already in good company.