Tech savvy EC to catch them young

IN Media Watch Briefs | 28/11/2011

The Election Commission of India will soon turn to social media for catching the young generation's attention. The Commission organized a workshop in New Delhi to discuss the logistics of using sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in order to get youth to participate in the electoral process. Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said such "measures like engagement with social media will contribute to India's step up from being the largest democracy to the greatest democracy." Perhaps the EC hopes the youth will escape the evils of paid news!

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