Social Media Comment Policy
City of North Bend Social Media Comment Policy
The City of North Bend uses a variety of social media platforms to inform the public about the latest news, activities, programs, projects, and events happening in the city and is intended to serve as a means of outbound communication to the public. Our social media sites are not public forums, and therefore, comments posted to any of the City's social media sites are not monitored, or responded to by the city staff. Social media platforms utilized by the City for its posted information shall not contain any of the following, and the City reserves the right to remove comments or posts containing any of the following elements as soon as possible:
a. Comments that are not topically related to the particular posting being commented upon;
b. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression;
d. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
e. Content that threatens or defames any person or organization;
f. Comments in support of or opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
g. Content that solicits or promotes commercial services or products;
h. Content that engages in or encourages illegal activity;
i. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, public systems, or employees; or
j. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of another party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City is not obligated to take such actions, and the City disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for materials that the City deems inappropriate for posting which cannot be removed in an expeditious and otherwise timely manner. A comment posted by a member of the public on this site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and the posting of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City. The city neither guarantees the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of external links, websites, or content linked thereto. Any content posted to this site is subject to public disclosure. If you require a response or are requesting services from the city, visit our website at northbendoregon.us or call 541-756-8500.
