‘Fake news code flawed’: Analyst warns IEC Disinformation Code is unworkable
This means that the Municipal Electoral Act and the existing Electoral Code are not equipped to handle the volume and pace of content existing on social media.
Updated electoral framework demands The analyst, however, stressed that the IEC’s draft Disinformation Code addresses a crucial problem affecting elections in the digital age, where information can spread rapidly, and disinformation can have wide effects.“The key problem is that all breaches of the Electoral Code are treated as criminal offences, and must be addressed in the courts.
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