The purpose of the City of Mason City (" City") page is to provide information from and about the City for the benefit of the public. If the user wishes to contact the City Council or to request City services, please visit the City's official website at www.masoncity.net. Although the City of Mason City encourages posts and comments on the social media sites managed by the City, the sites are limited public forums and are moderated by City staff. The City reserves the right to deactivate the comment feature on City-affiliated social media sites, where applicable, at any time without prior notice. 1. A comment posted by a member of the public on any City of Mason City social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City of Mason City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City of Mason City. 2. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be permitted on City of Mason City social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction: a. Sexual content or links to s*xual content; c. Comments not related to the original topic; d. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, s*x, national origin, religion, familial status, age, s*xual orientation, gender identity, marital status or mental or physical disability; e. Defamatory or personal attacks; f. Threats to any person or organization; g. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures; h. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale; i. Conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law; j. Encouragement of illegal activity; k. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or l. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party. 3. The City of Mason City reserves the right to deny access to City of Mason City social media sites for any individual who violates the City of Mason City Social Media Comments Policy, at any time and without prior notice. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this social media policy or any applicable law.
