Free Software Movement of India asks ECI to bring digital, social media reforms

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad -Based Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India demanding various digital and social media reforms, including the monitoring of online spending of political parties, in light of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The representation titled, ‘Tech For Democracy’, highlighted the various instances of data-related issues that have come up involving political parties.

It said, “Unlike campaigning through other forms of media, digital media campaigns are often difficult to analyse as both the amount of money involved and the methodology used for targeting remains at the back-end; they are exclusive domains of digital monopolies. Similarly, unlike other media, there are few regulations across the globe on campaigns via digital media.”