New Delhi: The model code of conduct and its pre-certified political advertisement rules will apply to the social media as well. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said all major social media platforms — Facebook, Twitter, Google, WhatsApp and Share Chat — are committed to accepting only pre-certified political advertisements, sharing expenditure on it with the Election Commission (EC) and adhering to the “silence period” that comes into effect 48 hours before the polls.
For the first time, all candidates will be asked to give details of their social media accounts while filing their nomination papers. The EC said social media platforms like Twitter, Google and Facebook have “committed in writing” to ensuring a special monitoring mechanism for a clean campaign.
