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| Don't tweet while drunk, official report warns MPs | Don't tweet while drunk, official report warns MPs |
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| MPs have been warned by officials not to tweet while drunk and to always wait 60 seconds before posting messages online in order to avoid political gaffes. | MPs have been warned by officials not to tweet while drunk and to always wait 60 seconds before posting messages online in order to avoid political gaffes. |
| A 5,500-word report commissioned by the Speaker of the House of Commons gave representatives a series of tips on how to avoid gaffes on Twitter. | A 5,500-word report commissioned by the Speaker of the House of Commons gave representatives a series of tips on how to avoid gaffes on Twitter. |
| “Because it is so quick and easy to tweet people make mistakes and there have been several high profile examples of political gaffes,” the report warned. | “Because it is so quick and easy to tweet people make mistakes and there have been several high profile examples of political gaffes,” the report warned. |
| “Twitter can be safer if you apply the 60 second rule and wait one minute before pressing the tweet button. | “Twitter can be safer if you apply the 60 second rule and wait one minute before pressing the tweet button. |
| “As well as following the 60 second rule it’s sensible to never tweet while drunk!” | “As well as following the 60 second rule it’s sensible to never tweet while drunk!” |
| Other tips include etiquette on when to follow someone back, and a warning not to claim one’s Twitter account has been hacked because “it simply isn’t believed”. | Other tips include etiquette on when to follow someone back, and a warning not to claim one’s Twitter account has been hacked because “it simply isn’t believed”. |
| Ed Balls | Ed Balls |
| Other advice given to MPs includes: | Other advice given to MPs includes: |
| • Don’t constantly retweet praise because it makes you look self-absorbed | • Don’t constantly retweet praise because it makes you look self-absorbed |
| • Some things might be too “risqué” for an MP to retweet | • Some things might be too “risqué” for an MP to retweet |
| • People can tell when you’re just tweeting the party line | • People can tell when you’re just tweeting the party line |
| • Don’t favourite things to remind you to look at them in case they’re actually embarrassing | • Don’t favourite things to remind you to look at them in case they’re actually embarrassing |
| • Don’t schedule tweets pretending you’re at an event in case you don’t bother going | |
| • It’s best to ignore parody accounts to avoid giving them publicity | |
| Took time 2 reaccess @twitter following security changes.Followers know I tweet or retweet & don't use fav button.Thx to all who notified me | Took time 2 reaccess @twitter following security changes.Followers know I tweet or retweet & don't use fav button.Thx to all who notified me |
| The tips follow a steady stream of political screw-ups on social media, some of which have provoked popular outrage. | The tips follow a steady stream of political screw-ups on social media, some of which have provoked popular outrage. |
| Labour MP Emily Thornberry was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet after she tweeted a photo of a house with an England flag and a white van, even though she produced the photo with no comment. | Labour MP Emily Thornberry was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet after she tweeted a photo of a house with an England flag and a white van, even though she produced the photo with no comment. |
| Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has also become the subject of regular and playful derision after sending a tweet including only his own name. | Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has also become the subject of regular and playful derision after sending a tweet including only his own name. |
| Image from #Rochester pic.twitter.com/rOjTgpskmF | Image from #Rochester pic.twitter.com/rOjTgpskmF |
| The report was released in January and reported by the Sun on Sunday this weekend. | The report was released in January and reported by the Sun on Sunday this weekend. |
| It was produced by The Chartered Institute for Public Relations for the Speaker’s Digital Democracy Commission. | It was produced by The Chartered Institute for Public Relations for the Speaker’s Digital Democracy Commission. |
| Officials say it was produced at no cost to the taxpayer. | Officials say it was produced at no cost to the taxpayer. |