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Official pages on private social media platforms are not a pass for censorship

By Erin Dunne

Published January 7, 2019 10:14pm ET

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Official pages on private social media platforms are not a pass for censorship — Some politicians think that the Internet gives them a right to censor. Across the country, public officials — from the president to county supervisors — create and maintain public profiles, such as Facebook pages, that are separate from their private accounts. These public pages act as official mouthpieces of policy, emergency updates — and a […]

Some politicians think that the Internet gives them a right to censor.

Across the country, public officials — from the president to county supervisors — create and maintain public profiles, such as Facebook pages, that are separate from their private accounts. These public pages act as official mouthpieces of policy, emergency updates — and a forum for community interaction.

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