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purposes for which its official accounts may be used. See, e.g. OGE Informal Advisory Opinions <br />93 x 6 and 93 x 24. When employees use these official accounts, they must do so in accordance <br />with applicable agency directives, regulations, and policies. See 5 C.F.R. § 2635.704(a); OGE <br />Informal Advisory Opinion 97 x 3. Put simply, official accounts are for official purposes. <br />OGE encourages agencies to adopt policies indicating which employees are authorized to <br />access off'icial accounts and defining the authorized uses for those accounts. Agency officials <br />responsible for social media accounts may wish to visit the General Services Administration's <br />online Federal Social Media Community of Practice and Social Media Registry at <br />http: //www. digitalgov.gov/. <br />Additional Information <br />In light of the ever evolving nature of social media, the foregoing advice is not intended <br />to be comprehensive. OGE expects to issue additional guidance in the future addressing <br />questions outside the scope of this Legal Advisory. Designated Agency Ethics Officials with <br />questions regarding the application of the Standards of Conduct to social media may contact their <br />assigned OGE Desk Officers. <br />� <br />