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Canton adopts policy restricting viewing pornography on town devices to comply with state law
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a new policy prohibiting viewing pornography on town-owned devices and Wi‑Fi, a change Manager Stinnett said responds to a new North Carolina statute; one board member urged broader forbidding of obscene social media content.
The Town of Canton on Dec. 12 adopted a new policy banning the viewing of pornography on town-owned devices and town Wi‑Fi after Manager Stinnett described the change as required by a recent North Carolina statute.
Manager Stinnett told the board the policy is not a response to a particular staff incident but is being adopted to comply with state law. Alderman Hamlett urged the board to go further, saying town employees should also refrain from posting or sharing other obscene material on social media.
Alderwoman Mull moved to adopt the policy and Alderman Shepard seconded; the board voted unanimously to approve the measure.
The policy sets standards for acceptable use of town-owned devices and town network services; the transcript does not specify enforcement steps or disciplinary procedures. The board did not attach additional enforcement language or cite a specific statute number in the meeting record.
