TIWN
New Delhi, Oct 24 (TIWN) Facebook on Monday activated its election notification feature for India, requesting people to go out and vote for their candidates in the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls and post that they have voted.
Voting started in Maharashtra for the 288-Assembly constituencies, while over 1.83 crore voters in BJP-ruled Haryana are to cast their votes to elect the 90-member legislative Assembly.
Facebook began sending notifications from the morning to its over 300 million users in India, saying "get information about voting and share that you've voted."
The social networking giant in April joined other social media companies in a voluntary code of ethics for the elections with the Election Commission of India (ECI).
It included measures like a dedicated communications channel for notice and take down after receiving valid legal order, processing of valid requests in the blackout period ahead of voting and voter education efforts.
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