The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has issued recent social media tips for its greater than Three lakh jawans and officers. According to an official communication, the pressure has additionally warned its jawans and officers to not vent out anger on social media because it attracts disciplinary motion.

“It has come to the discover that pressure personnel are taking recourse to social media platforms to vent their private grievances which is in violation of CCS conduct Rules 1964 and should entice disciplinary motion,” Gyanendra Verma, Inspector General (Intelligence), has written in his letter which says the communication has been released with the approval of the director general of CRPF Dr Sujoy Lal Thaosen.

The force has also said that if required, the personnel can put forth their grievances on institutional platforms.

The CRPF top brass has also observed that ignorance about privacy settings on social media platforms is rendering personnel vulnerable to cyberbullying and harassment.

The force has asked its jawans to follow certain social media hygiene.

“Be sure that you know the difference between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’. Make sure to clarify that you are not representing the position of the Government. Always remember that you are personally responsible for the content you publish on blogs, wikis, or any other platform or in any form of user-generated content,” the communication stated.

The letter has requested jawans to not make hostile feedback on authorities insurance policies or make political/non secular statements in any public discussion board. There have been many events the place cadre officers have expressed their views by placing out posts that might not be preferred by the highest brass.

IG Verma has additionally stated that jawans ought to guarantee that household and mates are additionally sensitised on the dangers concerned on social media, as they too possess delicate data at occasions. “Be certain to guard the privateness of your loved ones and mates, as rigorously as your individual. Ensure location providers and geo-tagging options are turned off and switched on, solely when required. Be conscious of who can see your account. Keep the setting non-public and maintain the content material applicable. Use utmost discretion whereas commenting on delicate points, gender points and controversial points on-line,” the letter said.

While talking about ‘don’ts’, the letter says that jawans must not share classified information obtained through the official channel or otherwise and not reveal exact posting and nature of work if posted in a sensitive ministry/department/organisation.

“Don’t provide personal information that scam artists or identity thieves could use. Do nothing which on your Internet social networking may harm the reputation of the Government or that of your own. Do not make adverse comment on government policies or make political/religious statements in any public forum,” the letter suggested.

The CRPF has additionally requested its jawans to not use authorities emblem, insignia, and so forth, in social posts and to not use ethnic slurs, private insults, obscenity, or have interaction in any conduct that will be tantamount to unbecoming of a authorities servant. “Do not touch upon controversial, delicate or political issues which will come again to hang-out you, Do not share something by way of a non-authorized platform even whether it is unclassified or innocuous like manpower points, promotions, native orders, and so forth. which can give a possibility to the adversaries in gathering intelligence,” said the communication.

Read all of the Latest India News right here