Poll-ready: Social media majors, mobile cos to unveil own code

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and social media intermediaries have agreed to come up with a “Code of Ethics” for the industry, the operational details of which will be laid down by Wednesday evening.

This has been stated in an official statement issued late Tuesday evening after a meeting between the Election Commission and representatives of various social media platforms and IAMAI on the use of social media ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Addressing the meeting, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora called on social media organisations to come up with a code similar to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is followed by political parties and entities during the elections, for the ongoing election process and have a lasting document in the long run.