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So key Internet and social media related takeaways from the Election Commission of India's 2019 elections announcement on Fake News, Online political advertising and the Model Code of Conduct:
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(2/8) Fake News:
- Social Media platforms have appointed dedicated grievance officers to "take necessary and prompt actions against the contents published on their platforms", wrt Fake News and Hate Speech
- Social Media platforms have appointed dedicated grievance officers to "take necessary and prompt actions against the contents published on their platforms", wrt Fake News and Hate Speech
(3/8) Fake News:
- Social Media platforms have committed to take action on any content reported by designated officers of Election Commission of India, which violates the electoral laws.
- Social Media platforms have committed to take action on any content reported by designated officers of Election Commission of India, which violates the electoral laws.
(4/8) Fake News:
- Internet and Mobile Association of India, in consultation with the Election Commission of India, is formulating a set of code of ethics for intermediary online platforms. This is a work in progress.
- Internet and Mobile Association of India, in consultation with the Election Commission of India, is formulating a set of code of ethics for intermediary online platforms. This is a work in progress.
(5/8) Online political advertising:
- Google and Facebook will do verification of political advertisers.
- All expenditure of campaigning on social media is to be included in the candidates election expenditure disclosure.
- Google and Facebook will do verification of political advertisers.
- All expenditure of campaigning on social media is to be included in the candidates election expenditure disclosure.
(6/8) Online political advertising
- FB,Twitter,Google&YouTube have committed in writing to do precertification of political advertising by EC's Media Certification &Monitoring Committee (MCMC),which has an additional member with expertise in social media at state&district level
- FB,Twitter,Google&YouTube have committed in writing to do precertification of political advertising by EC's Media Certification &Monitoring Committee (MCMC),which has an additional member with expertise in social media at state&district level
(7/8) Model Code of Conduct:
- will apply to political advertising AND social media content being posted by political parties.
- All candidates have to disclose their social media accounts to the Election Commission
- will apply to political advertising AND social media content being posted by political parties.
- All candidates have to disclose their social media accounts to the Election Commission
(8/8) Model Code of Conduct:
- Election Commission has an app where citizens can provide them information about violating of model code of conduct. The authority is duty-bound to respond to complaints within 100 minutes.
- Election Commission has an app where citizens can provide them information about violating of model code of conduct. The authority is duty-bound to respond to complaints within 100 minutes.
Adding my opinion here:
a. What about WhatsApp? It probably has the largest daily active user reach among social media (oops: messaging) platforms, & is extensively used by political parties. Has truckloads of hate speech, fake news, paid messaging. What will will EC, WA do?
a. What about WhatsApp? It probably has the largest daily active user reach among social media (oops: messaging) platforms, & is extensively used by political parties. Has truckloads of hate speech, fake news, paid messaging. What will will EC, WA do?
b. Model code of conduct can't apply to political party supporters. Campaigning deadline is useless. Politicians will stop giving speeches, but speeches will continue to be circulated after deadline.
c. Paid influencer campaigns? As someone in a protected tweet also mentioned, how will EC deal with twitter trends and paid influencers paid in cash? remember cobrapost scroll.in/latest/913845/…
or @fs0c131y
or @fs0c131y
d. What about other ad networks? Taboola, Outbrain, and hundreds of thousands of small networks and ad exchanges? EC is acting as if facebook, google and twitter are all there is online.
e. What about the Chinese apps? Tik Tok is huge in India, and Helo is gaining traction. political parties can reach out to younger audiences here. Will the EC know? Seems to be going after usual suspects.
