EC signs MoU with TikTok to curb misleading information on election

Kathmandu, Feb 4: Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has informed that activities are underway in a planned manner to prevent possible misuse of technology in the upcoming election. The election to the House of Representatives is just a month away, March 5.     

Addressing a programme organised by the Election Commission to exchange memorandum of understanding with the representatives of TikTok on Wednesday, he mentioned that a historic agreement was signed and it would be instrumental in creating a clean digital atmosphere for HoR election.     

Bhandari expressed the belief that the agreement would help to minimize violation of election code of conduct and curb spread of false information. He thanked the TikTok for its free support to stop misuse of its tech platform that might take place during election.     

On the occasion, EC Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, and Head of Public Policy and Government Relations at TikTok, Ferdous Al Mottakin, exchanged the MoU.     

The EC believed that the initiative would help maintain impartiality of HoR election. It would further contribute to EC's efforts to control misleading and harmful content that could affect the election, added EC.(RSS)