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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j1tywfi wrote

Reply to comment by purplemusicianz in Vermont Gov. Scott considers banning TikTok on state cellphones by blutbad_buddy

I’m not sure about that. There is absolutely no reason for TikTok or any personal social media but the state uses other social media as a way to disseminate information.

There are some legitimate uses for work related social media on a state device. The Department of Labor posts closings and careers on Facebook. AOT links to road conditions, Fish and Wildlife posts information as well. I’m not sure any of them use TokTok though.

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AllThisFakeFruit t1_j1tzmz7 wrote

Seriously this, so many people like to forget that government services use social media to inform people. I honestly would love to hear there solution to what would replace town social media accounts.

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gooker10 t1_j1uej2r wrote

official accounts like VT trans and their twitter updates sure, but not every employee.

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ManOfDrinks t1_j1udrvm wrote

Nobody is talking about axing existing social media accounts used in an official capacity. This is about state employees using their state issued mobile phone to install TikTok for personal use.

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AllThisFakeFruit t1_j1ueh5e wrote

Nobody Except the person above and a lot of other people when this subject of banning apps is brought up. Dude literally says "All social media should be banned from state and government cell phones. There’s no reason to have any social site on there."

I also agree that you shouldn't use personal social media on your work phone, but the above sentiment is beyond dumb.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j1ufolq wrote

Yeah, my general thought is this will end up as a knee jerk reaction which end up in bad policy because people don't think through an issue before they react.

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RetiscentSun t1_j1ubd1e wrote

So you could have a policy that says no social media apps on the phone unless necessary for job duties. Simple enough?

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seijio t1_j1udu7i wrote

Simple and makes sense. This guarantees it will not be implemented in State Government.

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inelasticplastick t1_j1wwhem wrote

pretty simple concept. i like it.

the grey would remain in the “necessary for job duties”

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mamamouse492 t1_j1xkgkb wrote

This is incorrect. Instagram stories and reels (the only Instagram features that actually reach anyone now with their current algorithm) cannot be created and posted from desktop.

Also, when you know 99% or your end users will be on mobile, you should always check what your work looks like on mobile, even when you can post from desktop.

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TheTowerBard t1_j200m7n wrote

As someone who manages socials for corpos I have to completely disagree with you. Some platforms absolutely force you to use the app either by making you finish setting up your account in one, or by making their web app so broken/annoying you have to use the app for your own sanity. Also, like others have mentioned, you want to see what your users are seeing.

I am one of two people in my company that has access to our social media accounts. The other person is in marketing and uses the platforms for ad management. Our company pays for our personal cell phones because of this.

We also want to be on every platform, and we always want to test out new platforms, because we want as many people to see our messaging as possible. The same goes for whatever the state is trying to communicate.

This all being said, the state can absolutely provide secure phones that allow socials to the folks who might need to be able to access them. And only allow it for those specific folks. They can also provide them a second phone for all other work related needs.

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