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Navigating the IOC’s social media guidelines for Paris 2024 – What athletes can and can’t do

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Friday, 05 April 2024 Author: Geraint Lloyd-Taylor, David Cakebread

In December 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published very specific new guidelines[1] (and accompanying FAQs[2]) on the use of social media around the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The guidelines consist of two sections:

  1. one section for athletes taking part in the Games (applying not just to athletes while they are competing, but also while they are spectating other events); and
  2. another section for ‘accredited individuals’ not taking part in the Games (including coaches, team officials, entourage and volunteers). 

This article explains the key elements of the guidelines, looking at:

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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor

Geraint Lloyd-Taylor

Geraint is a partner and Co-Head of Lewis Silkin's Advertising & Marketing Law team. He is ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ for Technology, Media and Telecoms: Advertising & Marketing in the Legal 500. He provides legal advice in relation to all kinds of brand-led content, including advertising and marketing campaigns, social and PR, on a range of legal and regulatory issues.

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David Cakebread

David Cakebread

David is an Associate in the Digital, Commerce & Creative practice group at Lewis Silkin with a particular focus on the sports, media and entertainment sectors.

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