Nepal Election Commission’s acting head stated on Friday, January 9, that the election code of conduct will come into effect from January 17, leading up to the elections on March 5. Ram Prasad Bhandari, the acting Chief Election Commissioner, informed Prime Minister Sushila Karki about the election preparations during a meeting at her official residence in Baluwatar, according to the prime minister’s secretariat. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the commission announced plans to monitor the potential spread of false, misleading, and negative information across social media platforms ahead of the general election. Also read: Nepal’s interim PM Karki meets ousted premier Oli regarding March 5 election
“By actively watching for the dissemination of false information, negative publicity, hate messages, deep fakes, fraudulent websites, or fake accounts, the commission will pursue legal action against the offenders,” explained Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the commission’s spokesperson. “We have also communicated with Meta, Tiktok, and X regarding this issue,” Bhattarai added. The commission has initiated the use of social media monitoring software for this purpose, he noted.
“By actively watching for the dissemination of false information, negative publicity, hate messages, deep fakes, fraudulent websites, or fake accounts, the commission will pursue legal action against the offenders,” explained Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, the commission’s spokesperson. “We have also communicated with Meta, Tiktok, and X regarding this issue,” Bhattarai added. The commission has initiated the use of social media monitoring software for this purpose, he noted.
(Edited by : Srabastee Biswas)
