Town of Garner Social Media Comments Policy

The Town of Garner uses social media to interact with residents, businesses and visitors about public issues related to our jurisdiction. Please note that our social media properties are moderated online discussion sites and are subject to North Carolina public records laws, as well as e-discovery laws and policies. All comments and content shared on our government-sponsored social media must pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of our governmental unit.  

The Town of Garner reserves the right to delete submissions that do not meet the purpose of our social media properties as set out above. The following are examples of unacceptable social networking content and comments. Please note this list is not intended to be all inclusive:  

1. Any content or comments that do not relate to the jurisdiction or authority of the jurisdiction itself. 
2. Profane or obscene language or content as determined by the profanity filters offered through each social media platform (such posts result in the comment/content being blocked through the social media’s profanity filter).  
3. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetrates discrimination on the basis of race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, National Guard or veteran status, religious belief or non-belief, age or disability. 
4. Duplicate posts by the same author (the original post will be left intact assuming it follows the guidelines of acceptable comments or content).   
5. Solicitations of commerce, including content that contains gratuitous links (links or references to other relevant governmental webpages or official government sites are acceptable). 
6. Promotions or content related to political organizations of any type.   
7. Advocation of illegal activity; or those that compromise safety or security of the public.   
8. Infringement on copyrights or trademarks.   
9. Confidential or non-public information, including but not limited to any personally identifiable medical information and any content that violates the legal rights of the owner of said content. 

Please note that the opinions expressed in the comments section of our social media properties do not reflect the opinions and positions of the Town of Garner government, its elected officials or employees.

If you have any questions concerning the operation of our social media and the moderated discussion rules, please email us at garnerpio@garnernc.gov.