The Parliamentary Assembly in its Resolution 2254 (2019) on Media freedom as a condition for democratic elections called on member states to implement effective strategies to protect the electoral process from the information manipulation and undue propaganda through social media. It proposed measures such as the development of specific regulatory frameworks for internet content at election times, and the establishment of a clear legal liability for the social media companies that publish illegal content harmful to candidates – while avoiding extreme measures such as the blocking of entire websites. The Parliamentary Assembly further called on organisations in the media sector to develop self-regulation frameworks with professional and ethical standards for their coverage of election campaigns, and on internet intermediaries to co-operate with civil society and organisations of all political affiliations specialising in the verification of content, to ensure that all information is confirmed by an authoritative third-party source.