Police urged Twitter users to censor
A simple search on Twitter shows how many people in Mumbai have reported an informal ban on using the service during the operation to catch terrorists (this fact was also reported to the BBC ). The police appealed to citizens to restrict their own communications and not to tweet any information about what they see around, and especially about the movement of the detachments that cleaned up the territory and capture terrorists.
This is a rather unusual event. Previously, the police and security services have repeatedly appealed to the TV people with a request for self-censorship. But this is the first attempt to limit the activity of social media users.
This precedent speaks of several things. Firstly, Twitter was officially recognized as the most effective means of disseminating information. Secondly, in India, Twitter seems to be very popular if even the police know about it (and, apparently, the terrorists, too). After all, the police turned to Twitter users, and not just to all Internet users.
One way or another, all social media users who have become unwitting witnesses of similar events should now assume social responsibility, similar to the rules of journalistic ethics. Here are the rules for ethical blogging / twittering:
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1. Check sources before publication.
2. Mark the corrections and clarifications explicitly. It should be clear what you corrected. This is necessary to stop the spread of rumors and inaccurate information that could be harmful.
3. To help people who publish inaccurate information, to promptly correct their mistake, so that new people do not go to the masses. Operational monitoring can be carried out on the tape of new messages, and immediately publish in the comments a link to the correct information, so that he can add corrections to his message.
4. Accept the fact that not every user is able to think like a journalist. Some will still distribute unverified information, not realizing how bad it is. These people need to be explained that they perform a very important function of shaping the social landscape - and help them learn responsibility.
via Poynter Online
This is a rather unusual event. Previously, the police and security services have repeatedly appealed to the TV people with a request for self-censorship. But this is the first attempt to limit the activity of social media users.
This precedent speaks of several things. Firstly, Twitter was officially recognized as the most effective means of disseminating information. Secondly, in India, Twitter seems to be very popular if even the police know about it (and, apparently, the terrorists, too). After all, the police turned to Twitter users, and not just to all Internet users.
One way or another, all social media users who have become unwitting witnesses of similar events should now assume social responsibility, similar to the rules of journalistic ethics. Here are the rules for ethical blogging / twittering:
')
1. Check sources before publication.
2. Mark the corrections and clarifications explicitly. It should be clear what you corrected. This is necessary to stop the spread of rumors and inaccurate information that could be harmful.
3. To help people who publish inaccurate information, to promptly correct their mistake, so that new people do not go to the masses. Operational monitoring can be carried out on the tape of new messages, and immediately publish in the comments a link to the correct information, so that he can add corrections to his message.
4. Accept the fact that not every user is able to think like a journalist. Some will still distribute unverified information, not realizing how bad it is. These people need to be explained that they perform a very important function of shaping the social landscape - and help them learn responsibility.
via Poynter Online
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/287550/
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