The poll panel has brought to the notice of political parties the existing legal provisions that govern the regulatory framework against the use of misinformation and impersonation using deep fakes.
The advisory also asked them to ensure that such cases are expeditiously acted upon well within the timeframes stipulated under the IT Rules 2021.
Frances Haugen who is currently in the UK has told British MPs that Facebook is "unquestionably making hate worse", as the MPs consider imposing new rules on big social networks.
According to YouTube, their Community Guidelines already prohibit certain types of medical misinformation.
These include: vaccines don't work (up 437 per cent), contain microchips (up 156 per cent), people should rely on their "natural immunity" instead of getting vaccinated (up 111 per cent) and cause miscarriages (up 75 per cent).
Facing flak from the government over dozens of lynching incidents in the country last year which were linked to rumours spread on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service introduced several new measures, including limiting the number of messages that a user can forward to five and appointing a grievance officer for the country.
The Army chief was speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2019 in New Delhi.
Zuckerberg said his personal challenge has been to focus on preventing election interference, stopping the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
The company has roped in New Delhi-based non-profit Digital Empowerment Foundation for the job
It will also remove the quick forward button next to media messages.
