General Information
Borough of New Alexandria Social Media Policy
The borough’s social media platforms are primarily intended to provide an effective method to convey information about the Town and its events and activities to residents and visitors of new Alexandria. Please be respectful of the community as you interact. The Borough of New Alexandria has the right to delete posts and block users that are deemed to have violated the terms of this Social Medial Policy or any applicable laws, including but not limited to posts that include:
• Profane, obscene, or sexually explicit content and/or language
• Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, or national origin
• Defamatory or information asserted as fact for which the poster does not have a reasonable basis to believe is accurate
• Threats to any person or organization
• Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political candidate or ballot measures
• Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale or other personal uses
• Encouragement of illegal activity or violence
• Suggestions that a person(s) self-inflict personal injury or death or receive the same by others
• Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
• Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party
• Harassment or content which constitutes and/or facilitates stalking
• Content which violates the right to privacy
• Repetitive content
• Content that may reasonably interfere with, inhibit, or compromise law enforcement investigations.
• Any external links
• Personally identifiable information of another person such as addresses, dates of birth, personal phone numbers or personal email addresses, other information protected by law or medical information
• Comments on topics or issues not within the jurisdictional purview of the Borough of New Alexandria. Please be aware that you participate at your own risk and assume personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided. Nothing in this policy shall be applied to prohibit or infringe upon any communication, speech or expression that is protected or privileged under law. This includes speech and expression protected under state or federal constitutions, as well as, labor laws or other applicable laws. Any content removed based on these guidelines shall be retained by the Borough for a reasonable period of time, including the time, date and identity of the poster, when available, in accordance with Pennsylvania law.
