The Commission has identified the sender of false and harmful information and written to the Cyber Bureau of the Nepal Police for action in accordance with the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063.
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The Election Commission has initiated action against 181 content producers/transmitters for producing and transmitting harmful information in violation of the election code of conduct. The Commission has identified the transmitters of false and harmful information and written to the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police for action as per the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063.
Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that details of 181 producers/transmitters have been sent to the Cyber Bureau for action. The commission has written a letter to the Telecommunications Authority for action against 7 content producers.
Spokesperson Bhattarai said that 40 complaints of acts against the code of conduct by the mass media have been sent to the Press Council. ‘Mainstream media are seen to be committed to following the code of conduct. Violations have been found only in exceptional cases. The efforts of mainstream media such as fact-checking to provide accurate information are commendable,’ he said, ‘Mainstream media have stopped misinformation by disseminating accurate information.’
Stating that content creators are spreading sensational information in the greed of earning money, Bhattarai said that the commission is trying to control it. ‘Some content producers and influencers have been seen to be violating the code of conduct to increase their popularity and income,’ he said, ‘Monitoring has been increased on such products.’
The Commission has also stated that the Ethics Promotion Unit under the Information Communication Center has been activated to monitor and bring to justice those who spread false, misleading and hateful information and expressions that violate the election code of conduct. The Central Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee has received 34 complaints of violation of the code of conduct from candidates, political parties or various bodies. The Commission has received responses to 24 of the complaints received in the district. Spokesperson Bhattarai informed that the investigation of the complaints received in the district will be carried out at the district level.
The Assistant Chief District Officers of all 77 districts have been given the responsibility to make the monitoring of the code of conduct effective at the district level. The Chief Fund Controller has been assigned the responsibility of monitoring and taking action on violations in matters of financial transactions. The Commission has stated that the Central Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee, District Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee, District Code of Conduct Monitoring Officer and related election offices are active for the effective implementation of the code of conduct.
