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EC willing to prohibit political ads on social media 48 hrs prior to polling if HC issues order

Mumbai, Mar 16 (UNI) Bombay High Court on Friday informed by the Election Commission (EC) that it is willing to prohibit any political advertisements on social media 48 hours before polling day, if the court issues an order in this regard.
The statement was made by the EC’s counsel Pradeep Rajagopal during the hearing of a PIL filed by lawyer Sagar Suryavanshi seeking directions to the Election Commission to regulate fake news in the form of paid political ads on social media in which EC was responding to a query posed by the court on a previous hearing, asking why the EC was hesitant to issue specific directions prohibiting political advertisements on social media 48 hours before an election day.
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