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LA-23-03: The Standards of Conduct and 18 U.S.C. § 208 as Applied to Official Social Media Use

January 30, 2023

This Legal Advisory provides guidance on how the Federal ethics rules and conflict of interest statute at 18 U.S.C. § 208 apply to use of official social media accounts by executive branch employees.

(link to PDF version)