No Discussion on Official Matters in Social Media - CBDT Chief
THE CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra has noticed that some officers of the Department are frequently discussing official decisions, including minutes of in-camera meetings on social media platforms like Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook and others.
He says,
"Such discussion / circulation of official material without authorization of the Competent Authority is to be avoided.
It is reiterated that specific officers are authorized for posting information on these social media platforms on behalf of the Income Tax Department. Unauthorised / unofficial circulation of minutes of meetings, official discussions of any kind on social media must be avoided at all costs."
In March 2016, the Moscow Police Chief officially banned police officers from exchanging work-related information on social networks and messaging apps. Any and all information connected to the professional activity of Moscow Police is now barred from social networks like VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Additionally, personal messaging apps such as Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp and the video conferencing/VoIP software Skype are also on the list of platforms where police are not allowed to discuss their work.