City of Dubuque

City of Dubuque Social Media Comments Policy

Although the City of Dubuque encourages posts and comments on the social media sites managed by the City, the sites are limited public forums and are moderated by City staff. The City reserves the right to deactivate the comment feature on City-affiliated social media sites, where applicable, at any time without prior notice.

1. A comment posted by a member of the public on any City of Dubuque social media site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City of Dubuque, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City of Dubuque.

2. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be permitted on City of Dubuque social media sites and are subject to removal and/or restriction:
a. Profane, vulgar, or obscene comments;
b. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
c. Comments not related to the original topic;
d. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, familial status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or mental or physical disability;
e. Defamatory or personal attacks;
f. Threats to any person or organization;
g. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures;
h. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale;
i. Conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law;
j. Encouragement of illegal activity;
k. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
l. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party.

3. The City of Dubuque reserves the right to deny access to City of Dubuque social media sites for any individual who violates the City of Dubuque Social Media Comments Policy, at any time and without prior notice. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this social media policy or any applicable law.