Athletes At The London Olympics Could Be Banned For Misusing Twitter

With all of the sports personalities who have found themselves in hot water after a miscalculated tweet, it’s no surprise the International Olympics Committee has set out strict guidelines for the athletes competing in London in 2012, and their guidelines are strict: a poorly thought-out tweet could result in a total ban from the Games.

In the social media guidelines [PDF] set out by the IOC, athletes may not tweet or post anything to Facebook that is in the style of journalists, but instead must stick to “a first-person, diary-type format” when they tweet.