Strict reporting restrictions means you won't hear much about frantic last-minute campaigning

Not hearing much about the UK's GeneralElection2019? There is a reason for that. There are strict rules about what broadcasters can and cannot say today. More information:

vying to become Britain's next Prime Minister is when they cast their votes after several weeks of intense campaigning.TV and radio outlets -- forbidding them from reporting on campaign issues, opinion polls, political statements and candidates between the start of voting at 7 a.m. and the close at 10 p.m. .

The regulations in practice mean that any content that could be reasonably seen by a viewer or web user in the country should avoid direct discussion about candidates, issues or poll numbers. Content that was published before polling day does not need to be removed, however broadcasters must be careful not to infringe on the regulations with any new content.

Today journalists are banned from speculating about the outcome of the election and are prohibited from interviewing voters at polling stations to ask how they voted. Any outlet operating in the UK seen to be attempting to shape the outcome of the election can be fined -- and their editors could even face imprisonment.

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