Social Media Comments Policy

Social Media Policy

The purpose of these social media accounts is to share photos, video and information of public interest in the City of Annapolis with our residents, businesses and visitors.

These accounts are monitored periodically and not intended to accept service requests of the City. If you have a service request or statement to make to the City, please do so by contacting the City Staff.

The City’s intent is not to create a public forum, but to maintain a moderated online discussion directly relating to topics posted by the City that is appropriate for all citizens to read.

Please note if you post a comment, the City of Annapolis reserves the right to delete submissions that contain vulgar language, personal attacks of any kind, or comments that are offensive to a person with reasonable sensitivity or target or disparage age, race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sexual preference, handicapped or disabled, genetic information, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran of the U.S. armed forces.

Further, the City of Annapolis also reserves the right to delete comments that:

• are spam or include links to other sites
• are clearly off topic
• advocate illegal activity
• promote or oppose particular services, products, or political organizations and candidates
• infringe on copyrights or trademarks
• would be offensive to community standards of decency

The comments expressed on these sites, other than those posted by the City of Annapolis, do not reflect the opinions and position of the City of Annapolis Government or its officers and employees.

If you have any questions concerning the Social Media Commenting Policy, please email to webmaster@annapolis.gov 

Commenting Policy, please email to webmaster@annapolis.gov