Thailand Seeks To Partner Tiktok, Facebook To Help Combat Fake News Ahead Of Elections
Poll agency, TikTok to police content on social media platform
Thailand plans to counter the menace of fake news and disinformation campaign ahead of national polls slated for May in partnership with popular platforms such as TikTok and Facebook.
The Election Commission of Thailand and TikTok will jointly set up an 'election center” to combat content that violates election rules, according to Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee. The center will also be used to disseminate information and scrutinize misleading political content, he said.
TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., will ban paid advertisements for political content ahead of the election, said Chanida Klyphun, the platform's head of public policy in Thailand. An 'election report” button will also be available on the platform for users to flag content to moderators, she said.
Most political parties have kicked off pre-election campaigns with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and opposition Pheu Thai Party's Paetongtarn Shinawatra criss-crossing the country to address rallies and taking to the social media to woo voters. Candidates from more than 80 political parties are expected to contest for a total of 500 seats, including 100 party-list positions to the House of Representatives. Read More…
