New Delhi, March 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has called a meeting with senior executives of major social media platforms on March 11 at Nirvachan Sadan in Delhi to address the growing threat of misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes ahead of upcoming assembly elections. The meeting comes at a time when the ECI, in coordination with the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), is working on developing a dedicated technological framework to identify and counter AI-generated misinformation during elections. Senior ECI officials said discussions will focus on strengthening monitoring of election-related content, improving response time to complaints and enhancing coordination between digital platforms and election authorities during the campaign period. The meeting will be held under the theme of examining the "opportunities and challenges" associated with the use of social media during elections. Officials indicated that this will be the first time the Commission is holding a direct, structured meeting with major technology companies on election-related content issues. Senior representatives from global technology firms are expected to participate, including officials from Meta Platforms, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp; Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google and YouTube; and X Corp., which runs X....