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Lancaster council instructs staff to recommend temporarily disabling comments on city social media
Summary
Council members debated removing comments from city social media to reduce harassment and misinformation, directed staff to return with a policy recommendation and ordered comments disabled temporarily; council discussed a three‑month trial and communication of alternative feedback channels.
Lancaster City Council members debated whether to close comments on the city’s social media channels after multiple council members said online comment threads had become abusive or distracting. Several council members described recent social‑media posts about local events that, they said, included inappropriate or insulting remarks and diminished community moments.
Councilmember Lauren Hughes Leslie urged the council to consider a temporary suspension of comments and…
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