Newman Government ministers have been advised against taking on online fights or creating controversy through social media use. PIC: Brad Hunter Source: News Limited
NEWMAN Government ministers have been warned against engaging in online fights or attracting controversy when using social media.
The guidelines for social media, obtained under a Right to Information application, advise ministers to exercise caution when using Twitter and Facebook to avoid becoming embroiled in an online scandal.
Inappropriate tweets have been responsible for landing several Australian MPs and political candidates in hot water.
Most recently, Katter's Australian Party Senate hopeful Bernard Gaynor was suspended from the party he helped build after he tweeted he would not allow his children to be taught by a gay teacher.
Federal MP Andrew Laming has repeatedly found himself attracting negative publicity over his controversial tweets.
The guide for ministers says: "With almost all social media activity happening in public, Ministers should take care when using social media and treat it as another form of Ministerial Communication."
Among the list of social media don'ts, ministers are advised not to swear or post inappropriate jokes or comments.
"Don't get involved in online fights. Ministers should not indulge in name calling," the guide warns.
Deliberately trying to be controversial is also discouraged as is spamming followers or trying to hide Twitter fumbles from the government's media unit.
Ministers are, however, allowed to let their personalities "shine through" with the guide urging them to remain upbeat and friendly as well as authentic, disclosing when their staffers are tweeting for them.
Former Police Minister David Gibson, who used Facebook to announce his resignation from the post last year,
said pitfalls could be avoided with the use of commonsense.
" It is difficult and you can't tweet in the passion of the moment," Mr Gibson said.
"I know myself when I went through resigning as a Minister there were some pretty harsh comments being made...and sometimes you want to respond to that...but you don't.
"If you want to say something, say it. If someone asks you a question, respond and if someone challenges you on something, stand up for your views but I view twitter no different to a conversation down at the bar at the local pub."
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