A comment posted by a member of the public on any City of Maynard 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 Maynard, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City of Maynard.
2. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content sha
ll not be permitted on City of Maynard social media sites and are subject to removal and/ or restriction by the Department Head, mayor, or his/her designees. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, s*x, national origin, religion, age, s*xual orientation, gender identity, marital status or mental or physical disability;
c. Defamatory or personal attacks;
d. Threats to any person or organization;
e. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures;
f. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
g. Conduct in violation of any federal, state of local law;
h. Encouragement of illegal activity;
i. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
j. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party. Comments or posts containing profane language or words generally considered “cuss” words
l. Posts containing pornographic material
3. The City of Maynard reserves the right to deny access to City of Maynard social media sites for any individual who violates the City of Maynard Communication Policy, at any time without prior notice. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of the social medial policy or applicable law.
4. The following verbiage can be used to warn individuals about their content: “Your recent post is in violation of the City of Maynard Social Media Policy. Please refrain from posting inappropriate content in the future. If you do not refrain from posting such content, we will block you from further posts. Thank you for understanding.”
5. Departments shall monitor their social media sites for comments requesting responses from the City and for usage in violation of this policy.
