Public servants’ access to social media banned

VANUATU – The Public Service Commission in Vanuatu has announced it is restricting public servants from accessing social media sites at work.

A memo issued by the commission said requests to use social media must be approved by the PSC Secretariat before access is enabled.

Vanuatu correspondent Heather Maraki said work was underway to implement the social media restrictions, which had already provoked a strong response from public servants.

“There’s been a lot of reaction from Facebook,” she said. “They are complaining that they are also there to see what’s happening, commenting, giving their thoughts about all the issues that are being raised on social media and so forth.”

Maraki said many government workers spend time on social media sites during working hours and the Public Service Commission was trying to limit their access so they could concentrate on their work.

- RNZI