A. Social media platforms not only provide the government with a communications venue but often allow for public comment to be posted to the City's sites. Any comment made by a member of the public as a social media user is that user's opinion only. Publication of the comment does not imply endorsement or agreement by the government nor reflect the opinions or policies of the government.
B. The following enumerated list of content may not be permitted on the City's social media platforms and such content is subject to removal and/or restriction by the administrator. Content that:
1. Promotes discrimination.
2. Violates a legal ownership interest (such as a copyright or trademark).
3. Threatens any person or organization.
4. Includes personally identifiable information, such as a Social Security number or other sensitive information.
5. Violates any federal, state, or local law or encourages illegal activity.
6. Is obscene, sexual, or pornographic in content and/or language.
7. Promotes commercial activities not related to government business.
8. Is spam or links to malware/viruses; or
9. Discloses confidential government information, sensitive information or personal information relating to government officials and employees, or members of the public.
C. Each particular private social media enterprise maintains a "Terms of Use" agreement. All comments posted to any City social media platform are bound by those terms of use agreements and the City reserves the right to report any user violation to the respective enterprise.
D. The City of East Dubuque reserves the right to remove content from, or deny access to, any government social media platforms if any individual or organization violates the social media use policy. (Ord. 20-1207, 12-21-2020; amd. Ord. 22-0325, 4-11-2022)