IEC proposes tough new rules to curb election disinformation
Political parties and candidates that spread disinformation during election campaigns – online or offline – will face serious consequences, as a new code of disinformation has been gazetted by the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC).
View Map Parties required to uphold information integrity The proposals are open for public comment until Tuesday, 21 July and once public comments and comments from the parties and candidates are received and refined, they have to sign the code, which also requires them to recognise the harm that disinformation poses to free, fair and credible elections and to take steps to counter it.
The additional code was introduced to counter the deliberate spread of falsehoods during the upcoming local government elections.
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