IOC Social Media Blogging and Internet Guidelines
The IOC encourages Participants and Other Accredited Persons to post comments on social media platforms or websites and tweet during the Olympic Games, and it is entirely acceptable for any Participant or Other Accredited Person to do a personal posting, blog or tweet. However, any such postings, blogs or tweets must be in a first-person, diary-type format. Participants and Other Accredited Persons must not assume the role of a journalist, reporter or any other media capacity, or disclose any information which is confidential or private in relation to any other person or organisation.
Postings, blogs and tweets should at all times conform to the Olympic spirit and fundamental principles of Olympism as contained in the Olympic Charter, be dignified and in good taste, and should not be discriminatory, offensive, hateful, defamatory or otherwise illegal and shall not contain vulgar or obscene words or images.
Participants and Other Accredited Persons can post still photographs taken within Olympic Venues on social media platforms or websites for personal use. It is not permitted to commercialise, sell or otherwise distribute these photographs.
4. Video/AudioParticipants and Other Accredited Persons cannot post any video and/or audio of the events, competitions or any other activities which occur at Olympic Venues (including the Olympic Villages). Such video and/or audio must only be taken for personal use and in particular must not be uploaded and/or shared to a posting, blog or tweet on any social media platforms, or to a website.
Photographs, video and/or audio that are taken outside of Olympic Venues are not subject to the above-noted restrictions and can be shared on websites and social media platforms, provided they comply with the other requirements included in these Guidelines.