Sri Lanka’s electoral commission rules out social media ban

<p>Following concerns of circular fake news and rumours, Sri Lanka’s electoral commission chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, has ruled out a social media ban during the final stage of the election.</p> <p>Speaking to the Daily Mirror he stated that such a drastic move was unnecessary.</p> <p>Concerns over the spread of disinformation to disincentives voters from heading to the polls follows a broader debate in which people have expressed a need to tackle fake news shared on Facebook. This follows the spread of false rumours which has fuelled anti-Muslims attacks. Others have argued, that a ban on social media would allow for the government to blackout news and grant them too much power.</p> <p>Read Daily Mirror<a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/No-move-to-block-social-media-s…"> here</a>.</p>