🗳️ Sri Lanka ECSL & DRI Partner to Counter Digital Disinformation in Elections

• Digital Threats Identified: Research across 3 recent election cycles exposed 66 impersonating TikTok accounts (45.5% active in 2024 Presidential, 21.2% in 2025 Local Council elections); 51 accounts were removed following reports. • Electoral Integrity Risks: High exposure to Generative AI risks, deepfakes, chatbot inaccuracies, silence-period ad violations, and elevated technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against women politicians. • Strategic Roadmap: Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL), alongside Democracy Reporting International (DRI) and Factum, is formulating a digital action plan to safeguard voter judgment without suppressing free expression. • Institutional Framework: Initiative co-funded by the European Union under the "Strengthening Resilience Against Disinformation" project, yielding 8 analytical research reports.