THINK BEFORE YOU TWEET!

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‘Think before you speak!’ Remember being told that by a parent or teacher? Just because a thought occurs to you, it doesn’t mean it will be looked upon favourably when you announce it! You might make yourself look a fool, or you may unintentionally offend someone! With easy access to Twitter some people announce their thoughts via their fingertips before they’ve given themselves a chance to consider the consequences! Re-tweeting the protected names of sexual violence victims, or revealing the details of an ongoing trial, thereby causing bias, or libelling someone in the public eye, or making unfunny, crass comments about a helicopter crash landing on a Glasgow pub, an accident in which people died. Think before you tweet! 

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Recently anointed Pope Francis has 7 million followers on TWITTER (the @pondifex account). Each of his tweets attracts an average of 60,000 followers. Can you imagine how many new followers the Pope would attract if he starred in a break-dancing video? Pope a-popping!