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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Internet firms, EC draw up code of conduct

The voluntary code of ethics comes into effect immediately

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Neha AlawadhiArup Roychoudhury New Delhi
Internet and social media companies, and industry association Internet and Mobile Association of India, on Wednesday presented a voluntary code of ethics to the Election Commission (EC) of India. Behemoths like Google, Twitter, Facebook (including WhatsApp), TikTok, WeChat, ShareChat and others will follow this code till the end of the elections.

The voluntary code of ethics comes into effect immediately. It will apply within the existing legal framework in India. However, in case of any conflict between the voluntary framework and the existing legal framework, the legal framework will prevail, the code stated.

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