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Election panel to crack down on paid news
The regulations regarding paid media would be implemented for the first time in Andhra Pradesh in the coming simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha, the Director-General of Election Commission of India Akshay Rout has said.
All the political content and election propaganda on social media would be categorised as electronic media for purposes of election monitoring by the poll panel as part of vigilance on political propaganda and paid news.
“Since the general elections in Bihar in 2010, nearly 1000 cases of paid news have been registered,” Rout said while addressing a workshop on paid news, voter education and electoral participation here. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal was also present.
“Paid news has become a complex problem in Indian elections. Any news or analysis appearing in any media for a price in cash or in kind can be considered as paid news. It seeks to circumvent election expenditure laws/ceiling and causes undue influence on voters, and also affects their right to information,” the ECI Director General said.
The Election Commission, he said, had issued guidelines after consultations with the Press Council of India and the NBSA (National Broadcasting Standards Authority) on what constitutes paid news and political content.
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