K's Home Office is warning its
tech staff and contractors not to tweet or retweet any negative posts
about US President Donald Trump.
An email
accessed by The Register outlines the office's social media guidance and
warns its staff to be careful about what they put out from their
accounts.
"Accounts are stating that they work for the Home Office, posting HO
work, whilst tweeting or retweeting negative posts about, for example,
[US President] Donald Trump," says the guidance email. "We need to be
careful here and ensure all our staff are following this guidance which
reflects the Civil Service Code," it added.
It addresses the
department's Digital, Data and Technology unit by citing how a quick
look through a couple of its workers' personal twitter accounts shows
they are not compliant. The email further goes on to say the new
guidance applies to all staff including contractors and temporary
employees.
The staff are advised under the
guidance to avoid commenting on politically controversial issues,
official government positions or give personal opinions about the
organisation. The Home Office has not issued any public statement so far
regarding the same.
Meanwhile in the
US, the Department of Homeland Security is currently using software to
scan social media accounts of people visiting the United States which
activists has called as an "extreme vetting" method under the Trump
administration.
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