Social Media Comment Policy: A Senator may use a variety of social media platforms to communicate with the public. Any social media page that is established or maintained by a Senator or Senate staff using legislative resources is subject to this comment policy. These pages are for the purpose of discussing legislative and policy matters relevant to the Senator’s constituents and the people of California. Discussions conducted on these pages should be conducted with civility and respect. Content that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, profane, obscene, or indecent. 2. Content that contains hate speech or discriminates against another person because of that person’s race, religious creed, disability, sex, gender, age, or any other protected basis. 3. Campaign content, including content urging or opposing the nomination or election of a candidate or the qualification or passage of a ballot measure. 4. Advertisements, solicitations, or other content that promotes or endorses services or products. 5. Content that suggests or encourages illegal activity. 6. Content or conduct in violation of a federal, state, or local law. 7. Content that tends to compromise the safety and security of the public. 8. Content that is unrelated to the topic being discussed. 9. Content that is repetitive or spamming in nature. 10. Content that infringes on a copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of any party. 11. Content that is confidential, invasive of another person’s privacy, or contains personal information. 12. Content that disrupts the normal flow of dialogue or negatively affects other users' ability to engage in discussions on this page. Please be respectful and constructive when posting comments or content on a Senate social media page. Any content posted in violation of this comment policy may be removed. Repeated violations may limit your ability to comment on the social media page in the future. If you have any questions, please contact Senator Gonzalez’s office.
