Social media policy, a necessary evil

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FRANCISTOWN: The growth of the social media in recent years has threatened the traditional print and electronic media in various ways.

Worriedly, some elements within the media fraternity have been found wanting in the manner in which they use the social media space to communicate their opinions on a plethora of issues.

This has prompted unavoidable debate that the social media policy is a necessary evil to regulate or guide media workers on how to debate issues in the public domain through the social media.

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