Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Odisha police issued an advisory to citizens on the safe use of social media networking sites in order to curb the spread of inflammatory content. On various social media platforms, they have been spread inflammatory content and because of which the Odisha police have been advised to use social media in a positive way in the larger interest of society.
The Crime Branch (CB) officers urged the citizens not to impulsively believe in what is being shared on online platforms and remain wary while sharing or uploading any post as it might contain malicious information.
The advisory quoted- “when a user opens a new social media account, he/she should closely take a look at the website’s privacy policy along with terms and conditions of the third-party applications. Social media users are also advised to not open various accounts on a single platform by using different names and not to post obscene content.”
The police have also requested the citizens not to share their personal information on social media platforms and carefully check the details of a person’s profile before befriending him/her. The police also cautioned the citizens to remain alert while browsing in the free WiFi zones.
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