The Village of Johnstown’s Social Media sites including Facebook and Twitter, encourages and allows for the submission of content, possibly including but not limited to, comments, photos, videos and links. containing the following content is prohibited on the Village’s Social Media sites:
1. Comments not topically related to the particular subject being discussed;
2. Comments in support of or in opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
3. Profane language or content; Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation;
4. Defamation of character against a Village employee, official or residents;
5. Sexual content or links to sexual content; Solicitations of commerce or advertisements;
6. Illegal content or encouragement of illegal activities;
7. Information that may tend to compromise safety or security of the public or public systems;
8. Accusations or implications that a particular individual is guilty of any criminal conduct or immoral activity. Defamatory material will not be permitted. If a person believes that there is a legitimate basis to make a complaint against the Village, any of its employees or any third party, then appropriate alternative means of registering the complaint must be utilized. Village social media sites are not appropriate forums for registering allegations of criminal activity or other accusations against individuals;
9. Content containing personally identifiable information such as Social Security Numbers or Village employee personal email addresses;
10. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
11. Content that violates federal, state or local law. Please note that the content posted by non-Village users of this site do not reflect the opinions and positions of the Village of Johnstown or its employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact the Village of Johnstown at [email protected] or 740-967-3177.
