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THREAD: 1/ A reminder to colleagues in government #SocialMedia (via #GSMCON and other groups): the First Amendment still applies in a pandemic crisis. This means that you cannot delete/block/hide a comment on your agency FB page just because you believe it to be misinformation.
2/ This is true even if you posted a policy saying you can. BETTER APPROACH: Provide the correct information (with links to authoritative sources) in the same comment stream. Ask credible third parties to do the same.
3/ To be clear, if a comment fits the elements of a crime (threat, risking catastrophe, etc. – be sure to check the elements in your local law), then it has no #1A protection and can be deleted. But document the deletion (and police can determine if they want to bring charges).
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