This paper explores the various surveillance practices involved in the use of social media for communication and investigation purposes by UK police forces. In doing so, it analyses internal policy documents and official guidance obtained through freedom of information (FOI) requests sent to 46 police forces in the United Kingdom. This analysis finds that UK police forces advise their staff to simultaneously engage in both surveillance and counter-surveillance strategies in their use of social media as a policing tool.

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英国警察部队使用社交媒体的监视范围

本文探讨了英国警察使用社交媒体进行交流和调查目的所涉及的各种监视实践。在此过程中，它分析了内部政策文件和通过向英国46个警察部队发送的信息自由（FOI）请求获得的官方指导。该分析发现，英国警察建议其工作人员在将社交媒体用作警务工具时同时参与监视和反监视策略。