Clear workplace social media policies are essential

A good social media policy and a clear set of workplace policies will do a lot to improve conditions for all

Plenty of workplaces have social media policies
Plenty of workplaces have social media policies

When I worked at an agency, a key client had a contractor in South Africa who posted incredibly racist statements on her Facebook page, where she had her privacy controls set to public.

When we looked at her (public) profile, the stuff was pretty vicious. We’re not talking about a slip of the tongue, but actual calls for violence against another human described with a phenomenally racist slur. ...