" Jharkhand Elections: BJP-Linked Facebook Pages Flouted ECI’s Silence Period Rule, Yet Again", 28 November 2024

The recently concluded Jharkhand assembly elections have once again highlighted the inability of social media platforms to effectively enforce electoral regulations. Despite the guidelines set forth by the Election Commission of India (ECI), violations continue to occur, raising concerns about the integrity of the electoral process. This highlights the challenge of ensuring adherence to rules by candidates, political parties, and platforms like Meta

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The ECI has consistently emphasized the importance of this provision and issued guidelines to political parties and social media platforms to ensure compliance with the Model Code of Conduct.

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On November 19, 2024, just a day before the final phase of polling, Alt News flagged seven such pages to Meta for violating the rules.

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Meta was alerted about these violations, but as of now, no official response has been received.

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Additionally, five of the seven flagged pages are no longer accessible on Facebook. However, it remains unclear whether Meta removed them for violating policies or if they were voluntarily deactivated by their administrators.

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