Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday said that social media platforms would be held responsible if they fail to make arrangements to stop misuse and do not take prompt action against “adverse” posts ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Hindustan Times reported. Bihar will vote in three phases from October 28 to November 7, and the results will be announced on November 10.
“Adverse use of social media platforms has emerged as a new challenge in recent times,” Arora said on Friday. “If adequate arrangements aren’t made to counter the misuse of the social media, then they will not be allowed to take pretext of being only a provider and shall be held responsible if necessary action is not taken promptly and adequately.”
The Election Commission also asked political parties to sensitise their candidates against
“malpractices, malicious…