The Electoral Commission of South Africa has taken a tough stance against disinformation before the upcoming local government elections, by implementing methods to track fake news on social media.
"The platform will provide for the online submission of and tracking of complaints relating to disinformation encountered on social media platforms."He the chief electoral officer had certified the voters roll which contained the names of 26.2 million eligible voters.Up to 63 409 ward candidates, 35 407 PR candidates, 1 718 independent candidates and 320 unique parties have successfully registered.
"It is up to civil society, NGOs and faith-based leaders to work in partnership with the commission to help promote tolerance and peace and allow campaigning to proceed," he said. Meanwhile, IEC vice-chairperson Janet Love warned that prospective voters could very easily fall for fake news."We will ensure any complaints will be dealt with through judicial processes. Again, we state that, for us, the introduction of the political funding act is a vital tool in our democracy. It is in its embryonic phase but nonetheless, the IEC is very mindful and we will not lack vigilance.
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