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‘Taking steps to prevent misuse ahead of polls’
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- WhatsApp has informed the Election Commission (EC) that it will take various steps ahead of polls to prevent the misuse of its messaging platform, and bring to India its fake news verification model which has been used in other markets.
- WhatsApp recently engaged with the Election Commission and political organisers in India to discuss best practices for using WhatsApp — as well as how to prevent misuse ahead of the election next year.
- The messaging platform has told the EC that it will be watchful of spam messaging techniques ahead of the polls — both State and general elections. WhatsApp has also told the EC that it will bring to India its fake news verification model — Verificado — that has been used in Mexican elections and deployed in Brazil, the source said.
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The Hindu