Met Police bans social media on smartphones of serving officers

T he Metropolitan Police force is banning its officers from social-media apps as part of an upgrade of smartphones for police. Pete Davey, directorate of media and communications for New Scotland Yard, exclusively told the Standard: "We've been undergoing a smartphone rollout for officers over the last few months. It is possible to download apps like maps, news, and transport apps on them, but not social-media apps." The Met confirmed that it has already provided these newly locked-down smartphones to various police teams, but did not specify exactly how many of its 30,000 serving officers have been issued with one…