Summary:
In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, the district administration has issued directive for administrators and members of groups on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook.
The order says several social media groups, including “news groups”, were propagating inauthentic information and these messages were being circulated without a cross-checking of facts.
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In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, the district administration has issued directive for administrators and members of groups on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook.
The order says several social media groups, including “news groups”, were propagating inauthentic information and these messages were being circulated without a cross-checking of facts.
In a joint order of District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra and SSP Nitin Tiwari, it has been stated that only a person who is familiar with all members of the group should become its administrator.
The order directs that the group administrator rebut messages with wrong statements and unconfirmed news that could trigger rumour or disturb social harmony and remove the member who posted the message.
The administrator must inform the police station concerned in such cases so that legal action could be taken, says the order.
It adds that if the administrator does not take these steps, he too will face action.