12358132134 t1_j0l958s wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Why is this news? Isn't banning of all kinds of social apps from work computer a standard practice?

matdragon t1_j0lx1zx wrote on December 17, 2022 at 5:43 PM

it is not, you can get on FB/YouTube/insta/etc from any govt computer with internet capability

Illustrious-Plate-17 t1_j0mxdsh wrote on December 17, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Depends on IT department rules

12358132134 t1_j0mx17c wrote on December 17, 2022 at 9:54 PM

Any organisation that has any kind of IT department would have all social networks blocked by default. If not, that IT depatment sucks big time.

BossCrabMeat t1_j0nkn3v wrote on December 18, 2022 at 12:53 AM

Not really, no. Lots of the training videos I had to watch was on YouTube.

Is reddit social media? I had more questions answered here about computers and PowerShell.

My kids'school has a Facebook page, any important message like school closures due to snow, buses running late etc gets posted first.

Any work place banning me not to be able to access those is losing me as a potential employee.

12358132134 t1_j0psxf5 wrote on December 18, 2022 at 2:57 PM

You are missing the point. Those who require access to social media (eg. marketing people) for their job, they have access to social media. Others don't. There is no reason for Jane from accounting to be able to access her Facebook or Instagram while on the job.

At least, that is how it should be in any decent company that has IT deparment. That is literaly the first thing every IT manager does.