Mulling blackout for social media before poll day: EC

Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday informed the Bombay high court that it is considering a blackout for electronic media and social media 48 hours before the election.

This means that the electronic and social media will be prohibited from showing political advertisements 48 hours before the voting day.

The ECI made the statement when the court asked why it was hesitant to issue specific directions to prohibit political advertisements on social media 48 hours before election day.