Communication on this platform may be considered a public record and subject to disclosure to third parties, pursuant to North Carolina’s Public Records law. The County reserves the right to moderate content on its social media profiles to keep content in accordance with all applicable laws and community guidelines outlined by specific social media platforms. The comments section on this account may be moderated with limitations related to the content and topics contained on this social media account. Submission of comments or materials by the public constitutes participation in a moderated discussion site and not a public forum. Comments/posting that may be hidden, deleted or reported include, but are not limited to, those that contain the following: Any content or comments that do not pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of Union County; Vulgar, abusive or threatening language, defamatory statements or s*xually explicit pictures, comments, or attachments; Personal attacks, hate speech or offensive terminology that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, s*x, marital status, genetics, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, disability, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations or ordinances; Suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity; Unsolicited business proposals or endorsements/promotion of commercial services, products or entities; Infringements on copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property; Spam and links to unrelated sites; Duplicate posts by the same author (the original post will be left intact assuming it does not otherwise violate this policy); Confidential or non-public information, including but not limited to any personally identifiable medical information and any content that may violate the legal rights of the owner of said content; "Personal attacks” as used in the comment/content standards is defined as an insult directed at a particular person, and not directed at substantives ideas, procedures, or issues at hand. Repeated violations of the comment/content standards may result in a public user’s comments/postings being banned from Union County social media sites.
