HoR Election; 53 days to go: Social networking platforms under the purview of code of conduct

Kathmandu, Jan 11: The Election Commission has brought activities in the social networking platforms under the purview of the code of conduct with the aim of making the March 5 election to the House of Representatives free and fair.

According to the commission, the code of conduct prohibits anyone from operating an account in social networking platforms or opening a fake site with the intention of adversely affecting the election. The code of conduct prohibits any act of belittling or spreading misinformation in social networking platforms with or without the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Similarly, the code of conduct prohibits the dissemination of misleading information, insults, and hate speech, or the making misleading comments.