New Delhi, Jan. 13: The Union home ministry today restricted the use of social media by paramilitary personnel after this week's back-to-back video exposures by jawans of poor work and living conditions in the paramilitary forces. He added that more and more jawans and officers had obtained smart phones over the years and most were active on the social media. Sharing videos and pictures without permission will now invite action under the service rules," a ministry official said. The social media curbs will help foster the desired discipline," he said. A ministry source said that over 75 per cent of the 9 lakh paramilitary personnel now had access to smart phones.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2017 20:48 UTC