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Columbus bars public comments on city-owned Facebook pages, council says contact info will remain available
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. R25-67 to disable public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages, citing repeated false and harmful comments; city officials said each post will include contact information for residents to submit feedback by direct message, phone or email.
The Columbus City Council on April 21 adopted Resolution No. R25-67 to disable public comments on all city-owned Facebook pages, including the police and fire pages.
An official reading presented to the council said the city launched Facebook pages in February 2011 and has seen an increasing number of “false, negative, and harmful comments” that the city says compromise the platforms’ purpose of sharing city news and updates. Under the new policy, future…
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