Social Media Policies
The County welcomes use of its various social media sites by the public to comment on matters involving the County for public interest, educational, and informational purposes. The County will strive to address, within a reasonable time, questions, comments, and matters involving the public interest. Please note however, that the County’s social media sites are not tradition
al public forums, and serve only as limited public forums. Accordingly, all comments and other content posted by users on the County’s social media sites are subject to monitoring and reasonable, viewpoint neutral regulations. User-generated posts or comments can be rejected, removed, or hidden by County staff when the content includes, but is not limited to, the following:
· Contains nudity, obscenity, or material that appeals to the prurient interest
· Contains personal identifying information or sensitive personal information
· Contains offensive language
· Contains language that targets or discriminates on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or intellectual disability or sexual orientation, or other protected classes
· Is threatening, harassing, or is a personal attack
· Incites or promotes violence or illegal activities
· Contains information that reasonably could compromise individual or public safety
· Promotes or endorses political campaigns or candidates
· Contains false information
· Infringes on copyrights, trademarks, or another legal ownership interest of any other party
· Solicits commerce
· Promotes or opposes particular services or products
· Contains information that is clearly off topic
Repeated violations of this policy will result in the offending user being banned from use of the County’s social media sites. Adherence to this policy ensures a pleasant experience for all users. All users of the Count’s social media pages are deemed to give their implied consent to this disclaimer by their use of such social media sites. The views and comments expressed on the County’s social media sites do not reflect the opinions and position of the County or its officers and/or employees, and are not to be construed as an endorsement of the same, implied or otherwise, by the County, or its officers, and employees.
