Social Media Policy

My social media profiles on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, X (twitter) and TikTok, are owned and managed by me, with the support of my team. These channels aim to increase awareness of my work and share information I feel is useful to my constituents.

I do not normally reply to comments on my social media channels. I engage with local constituents by email, in surgeries, and at events or meetings; I regularly knock on doors and publish surveys to ask for your views. However, I do not engage in discussions on social media.

Breach of the following guidelines on my social media channels may lead to your comments being hidden or deleted, users may be blocked without notice, and serious breaches may be reported to the police or social media platform.

• Please comment respectfully.
• Abuse, threats or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated – even if you think the words used were mild or intended as a joke.
• No bigotry, or discriminatory terms.
• While comments that disagree with my position will normally be allowed to remain on my page, commenters should not be promoting other political parties or campaigns - please use or create your own pages for such messages.
• Comments that misrepresent my actions, beliefs or position on an issue will be removed.
• Comments intended to deflect or divert attention from the content of the main post are not permitted.
• Spamming is not tolerated. This includes persistent posting of comments across multiple posts or platforms that say the same thing or an unrelated comment to the original post. These comments will be deleted, and the account posting them may be blocked without prior notice.

The above policy should be read along side my Office Standards Policy.

If you cannot access one of my social media profiles, it may be because your have been blocked. Visit https://www.johnmilne.org.uk/contact for other means.