EDPB Plenary meeting, 5 July 2018
4.1 - 05/07 INFO NOTE The EDPB on social media
1. Background
As outlined by GDPR, Article 75.6© the EDPB Secretariat has to ensure ‘communication with other
institutions and the public’. Social media can help achieve that goal in an efficient manner.
2. Social media channels of choice for the EDPB
Twitter
.
Twitter can be used to break news, disseminate information and updates, drive traffic to the website.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
offers good
opportunities to engage with the data protection community.
3. Possible social media content, purpose and use of social media
Purpose:
The objectives of EDPB’s use of social media could be to
- break news: be the first go-to source for news on decisions taken by the Board;
- complement outreach to traditional media (via press releases and interviews);
- disseminate information on EDPB activities and events;
- drive more website traffic.
EDPB Plenary meeting, 5 July 2018