SILENCING THE CAMPAIGN

▪ The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) is considering several options, including regulation through local internet service providers (ISP) and voluntary compliance by social media platforms.

▪ Although most of the social media platforms have been working hard to prevent their misuse during elections, they have been repeatedly accused of not doing enough, thereby allowing democratic processes to be subverted

▪ Facebook has expanded its third party fact-checking programme in India as it looks to combat the spread of “fake news” on its platform ahead of general elections