STAFF REPORTER
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has once again partnered with Google, Meta and TikTok, and non-profit organisation Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to curb disinformation ahead of South Africa’s 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
In a crucial step towards safeguarding the integrity of information and preserving the fundamentals of our electoral processes, the parties signed a Framework of Cooperation to work together to combat disinformation and other digital harms.
Although the IEC worked with platforms in the last two general elections, it is the first time that a Framework of Cooperation is signed.
The burgeoning use of digital media in recent years has seen a corresponding surge in digital disinformation, particularly on social media platforms.
IEC said the electoral processes have not been spared. Left unchecked, this phenomenon stands to undermine the conduct of credible elections.
Electoral Commission Chairperson Mosotho Moepya said the framework is important because disinformation poses a
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