Remove all misinformation in 3 hours, ec action before third phase of polling
lok sabha elections 2024: The election commission took action in the matter of violation of the code of conduct by political parties and their representatives while using social media during campaigning. The election commission on monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media accounts within three hours of coming to their notice. This is part of the instructions issued by the election commission to political parties for responsible and ethical use of social media in election campaigns. Recently, deepfake videos of Union home minister amit shah, congress leader rahul gandhi and actors aamir khan and ranveer singh were posted on some social media handles and criminal complaints were filed in this regard. Warning to political parties for misuse of AI
The election commission warned political parties against the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools to create 'deepfakes' that distort information or propagate misinformation and emphasized the need to maintain the purity of the electoral process.
The Commission said in a statement that taking cognizance of some violations of the code of conduct and existing legal provisions by political parties and their representatives while using social media for election campaign, the Commission has today issued instructions to political parties for responsible and ethical use of social media.
It said, "Political parties have been instructed to immediately remove any such content within three hours of it being brought to their notice and warn the responsible person of their party in this regard." (With language input)
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