EN ISO 22329:2025

Security and resilience - Emergency management - Guidelines for the use of social media in emergencies (ISO 22329:2021)

This document specifies guidelines for a use of social media in emergency management. It gives
guidance on how to use social media before, during and after an emergency and how social
media can support the work of emergency services. On the one hand, these guidelines are directed to
authorities (governmental as well as non­governmental organisations) involved in emergency management.
On the other hand, they are directed to citizens who want to use social media in emergency
situations.
These guidelines shall help social media users to use these new media as efficiently as possible.

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General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 13-May-2025
• ICS: 03.100.01 - Company organization and management in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 391 - Societal and Citizen Security
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 391 - Societal and Citizen Security
• Current Stage: 4060 - Closure of enquiry - Enquiry
• Start Date: 10-Apr-2025
• Due Date: 19-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 10-Apr-2025
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN ISO 22329:2025 - Security and resilience - Emergency management - Guidelines for the use of social media in emergencies (ISO 22329:2021)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Varnost in vzdržljivost - Upravljanje v izrednih razmerah - Smernice za uporabo
družbenih medijev v izrednih razmerah (ISO 22329:2021)
Security and resilience - Emergency management - Guidelines for the use of social
media in emergencies (ISO 22329:2021)
Sicherheit und Resilienz - Gefahrenabwehr - Leitfaden für die Nutzung sozialer Medien
im Gefahrenabwehrmanagement (ISO 22329:2021)
Sécurité et résilience - Gestion des situations d'urgence - Lignes directrices relatives à
l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux dans les situations d'urgence (ISO 22329:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 22329
ICS:
03.100.01 Organizacija in vodenje Company organization and
podjetja na splošno management in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22329
First edition
2021-11
Security and resilience — Emergency
management — Guidelines for the use
of social media in emergencies
Sécurité et résilience — Gestion des situations d'urgence — Lignes
directrices relatives à l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux dans les
situations d'urgence
Reference number
ISO 22329:2021(E)
ISO 22329:2021(E)
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ISO 22329:2021(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Understanding social media . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Utilizing social media . 2
4.2.1 General . 2
4.2.2 Implementation . 2
4.2.3 Monitoring . 3
4.2.4 Dissemination . 4
4.2.5 Interaction. 4
5 Planning . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Policies . 5
5.3 Risk . 5
5.4 Social media objectives . 5
5.5 Social media strategy . 6
5.6 Resources . 6
5.6.1 General . 6
5.6.2 Digital tool selection . 7
6 Implementation . . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Monitoring . 7
6.3 Dissemination . . 8
6.3.1 General . 8
6.3.2 Guidance on specifying content . 8
6.4 Interaction . 9
6.5 Citizens’ guidance . 9
7 Review and improvement . 9
7.1 Review . 9
7.2 Continual improvement . 9
Annex A (informative) Types of social media platforms, channels and related tools .10
Annex B (informative) Quality assessment and verification of social media .11
Annex C (informative) Examples of using social media by emergency management
organizations .13
Annex D (informative) Citizens’ guidance .14
Bibliography .16
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ISO 22329:2021(E)
Foreword
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ISO 22329:2021(E)
Introduction
Having effective communication among organizations and with the public are important aspects of
emergency management. The emergence of social media, in addition to other media such as television,
radio, and newspapers, has provided more communication options and enhanced communication
capability, but it has also made communication more challenging.
It is important that organizations recognize their potential benefits and threats inherent when using
social media in their communication strategy, including crisis communication. Social media can improve
situational awareness and communication capability and help citizens support each other during an
emergency or crisis. Social media can also spread inaccurate information regarding an incident and
the response to an incident. Organizations that have the capability to monitor and use social media can
take advantage of the potential benefits and counteract the potential negative consequences that can
arise from social media.
This document provides guidance on how social media can be integrated into communication in
emergency management.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 22329:2021(E)
Security and resilience — Emergency management —
Guidelines for the use of social media in emergencies
1 Scope
This document gives guidance on the use of social media in emergency management. It gives guidance
on how organizations and the public can use, and interact through, social media before, during and
after an incident as well as how social media can support the work of emergency services.
This document is applicable to governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in
emergency management and crisis communication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 22300, Security and resilience — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 22300 and the following appl
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