CITY OF WINTER HAVEN SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
Under Florida law, all content on the Department's page is subject to public records law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Social Media Posting Policy:
We encourage the public to share thoughts as they relate to the topic being discussed. You are fully responsible for the content of your comments. We welcome your comments, but we expect comments g
enerally to be courteous, follow our rules of decorum, and be related to the posting being discussed. To that end, we have established the following policy and we reserve the discretion to hide/remove comments that:
contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; contain threats or defamatory statements; are bullying, intimidating, or harassing any user; contain personal attacks; contain hate speech; promote or endorse services or products; suggest or encourage illegal activity; are multiple, repetitive off-topic posts by a single user (spam); are not topically related to the particular posting; or violate a legal ownership interest of any other party. The rules of decorum are in place to encourage civil discourse and to prevent a poster from disrupting dialog in a way that prevents or impedes the accomplishment of the purpose of any of our social media sites including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Our purpose is to convey important public information, increase our ability to quickly, effectively, and efficiently reach and engage the citizens of Winter Haven to further our mission in creating a preferred place in which to live, work, play, learn and raise a family.
