Political social media posts ‘harm academics’ credibility’

Following the Phoenix/OU ET ruling, Uni managements must ensure their academics do not engage in social media ranting (since their doing so potentially incurs costly liability for their employing U) - what the ET judgement referred to as ‘pile ons’ or mobbing. Such rants using intemperate language are not the exercise of academic judgement which can’t be used to justify them - academics must learn to avoid social media warfare and to behave as responsible professionals if they are to retain the guild privilege of academic freedom.