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25th Apr 2024
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Maldives national university
MNU Personnel Prohibited from Create Hate for Political Figures on Social Media
An MNU campus. Photo: MNU
Maldives National University (MNU) personnel have been banned from creating hate for political figures on social media.
The MNU Council on August 4 has passed the social media policies for university staff. The policies specify appropriate and prohibited content for staff to share on social media and other platforms.
Appropriate content has been identified as academic research and knowledge. Movements and content to share the staff’s knowledge in accordance with university policies are also allowed.
Prohibited content includes content that may create conflict and unrest or disrupt the nation’s peace. This also includes content that contradicts Islam.
The policies also ban sharing content attempting to create hate for political figures elected by the public, or a person appointed to a position by the president.
Information that may negatively affect MNU, confidential information of students or staff posted without the subject’s knowledge, content to create disruptions among staff, and content that compromises the discipline of staff are also prohibited.
Content that may negatively affect the work environment, hinder staff’s official work, and create difficulties in the provision of MNU’s services have been banned.
The regulations state that appropriate measures of disciplinary action will be determined by the content’s impact on the university’s operations.