On the Isle of Man, public employees are advised to be transparent about whether their social media profiles are personal or connected to the government.
adviceAfter reviewing a Freedom of Information request, Stuart Haynes, the island’s information commissioner, gave the advise.
In response to posts made by an island-based journalist on the news, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) was requested under the FOI to provide copies of posts made by Minister Lawrie Hooper.
In his decision, Mr. Haynes stated that although the minister was deemed to be the owner of the account, public employees were to make it apparent what position they were holding.
The applicant stated that Mr. Hooper’s first posts had been removed, which is what prompted the FOI request to be
