The speakers in various sessions said, it is needed to ensure the freedom of media. Agreeing that social media is now "a reality of the day", they emphasized on ensuring their responsibilities without placing undue mechanisms in place to control them. When asked by Limbourg about the way the traditional landscape has changed and diversified, German President Steinmeier warned politicians not to fall into the trap of blaming technology for those changes. The German president also said that, for him the most worrying aspect was the way the use of social media had changed the tone of political discourse, and that social media has a "clear responsibility". President Steinmeier explained: "It can be quite relentless; positions are very often just black and white with little in between, and no incentive to compromise.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 02, 2019 15:33 UTC