NMC, UNDP to roll out social media awareness campaign

The National Media Commission (NMC) in partnership with the UNDP will be rolling out a vigourous campaign aimed at ensuring a responsible use of social media, especially on Election Day. 

The Chairman of the NMC, Kwasi Gyan Appenteng, says the campaign will be composed of simple messages through the media geared at ensuring that people do not send hate messages, indecent messages or pictures and videos that stand to heighten tensions during election. 

He said the Commission together with the Telcos, is developing modalities to track bad communication. 

He said this when he briefed the media after a high level meeting on the use of social media and elections.

Mr. Appenteng said social media cannot be done away with, in life and so there ought to be a concerted effort to ensure it leads to peaceful election.

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