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Hamtramck council rejects social-media moderation policy after First Amendment, staffing concerns
Summary
Council debated and declined a proposed social-media moderation policy that would allow city staff to hide or remove unrelated or harassing comments while maintaining FOIA archives; the city attorney said the draft was researched for legal risk but members worried about admin authority and workload.
Hamtramck’s City Council discussed a proposed official social-media use and moderation policy at length and ultimately did not approve it.
The policy would have authorized a designated policy administrator to archive comments, hide or remove content deemed unrelated or harassing, and keep FOIA-compliant logs. The city attorney told council the proposal was structured to reduce First Amendment litigation risk and…
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