One of my tips for social media include
- Remember you are in a public place.
Today Guido Fawkes, the right-wing blogger (according to Wikipedia), reports that the ‘Scourge of Murdoch’, Tom Watson, has deleted a post on his blog.
I am a fan of Tom Watson and do not blame him for deleting a Tweet. post.
If he did.
But the point is that deleting something online does not necessarily get rid of it.
Guido Fawkes tweets:
- 23 minutes ago: “Internet never forgets! Despite deleting @Tom_Watson‘s RSS feed still has full Campbell’s evidence text www.tom-watson.co.uk/feed/” “
I have also noticed how some political commentators love sniffing out a suspected deleted Tweet.
Back to my tips:
- Think before you post – Prevention is more powerful than cure
- If a mistake happens: Correction may be better than deletion.
Writing on the Web 
The reason I would not blame Tom Watson MP for deleting a post on his blog is because it must be pretty scary to be taking on the Murdoch empire.
So if he deleted his post on the Leveson Inquiry out of self-protection, then, as I said: I don’t blame him.
Unlike Guido Fawkes, who has leapt on the deletion as if it were an admission of sin. (What sin though is unknown).