A WA parliamentary question seeks to determine the Minister for Emergency Services and Corrective Services' social media usage, access, and content responsibility. The Minister uses a private Facebook account.

AnsweredQoN 472Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 May 2017
Portfolio
Emergency Services; Corrective Services

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(1) Does the Minister operate a Twitter account: (a) If yes: (i) who has access to the Twitter account; and (ii) who is responsible for the content on the Twitter account? (2) Does the Minister operate a Facebook Account or Page: (a) If yes: (i) who has access to the Facebook Account or Page; and (ii) who is responsible for the content on the Facebook Account or Page? (3) Does the Minister operate a Instagram account: (a) If yes: (i) who has access to the Instagram account; and (ii) who is responsible for the content on the Instagram account? (4) Does the Minister operate a Snapchat account: (a) If yes: (i) who has access to the Snapchat account; and (ii) who is responsible for the content on the Snapchat account?

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Answered
27 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
(1) No.
(2) Yes
(a)
(i) The Minister’s Facebook account is a private account. However anyone is able to send a “friend request” to the Minister’s account. Anyone who is a friend of the Minister on Facebook is able to access the content posted by the account.
(ii)The Minister is responsible for the material that he posts but is obviously not responsible for the material "posted" or "commented" on posts.
(3) No
(4) No.

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