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City attorney and staff brief council on social-media legal risks: public-forum, copyright and data-practice obligations
Summary
Legal and communications staff reviewed liability and data-practice issues for council members' social-media use, recommending separate city accounts, disclaimers when posting as individuals, limiting advocacy on pending matters and careful handling of copyrighted content and private data.
City legal and communications staff briefed the council on social-media liability, data practices and best practices for elected officials at the Dec. 9 workshop.
Sarah explained that when an elected official operates a public-facing account on a government page, that account may be treated as a public forum and removing commenters can create First Amendment…
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