Social Media Content Policy
The purpose of social media is for the Los Angeles Police Department, Operations-Central Bureau, Special Events is to share news and information regarding the activities, policies and programs of the Department and its employees. We encourage discussion and comments on posts. Your insights are important.
-Comments-
Before posting a comment, please note the Los Ang
eles Police Department will review all comments after posting. Due to the fact that social media is public and possibly visible to persons of all ages, we expect participants to show respect, civility and consideration to visitors. Therefore, comments will be removed if they:
- Promote or advertise services or products.
- Contain abusive, profane or vulgar language.
- Contain sexual content, overly graphic, disturbing, obscene or offensive material, or material that would otherwise violate the law if published on this site.
- Include offensive language targeting specific ethnic, religious, or racial groups. Employees of the Los Angeles Police Department will not edit public comments to remove objectionable or inappropriate content, so please ensure that comments comply with this policy if you would like it posted. The Los Angeles Police Department recognizes that social media tools are available 24 hours a day, and we welcome comments at any time. However, given the need to manage resources, the moderation and posting of comments will occur during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time, or when possible. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends or holidays will be read and posted as soon as possible if they meet the aforementioned criteria; in most cases, this will mean the next business day.
-Privacy-
To protect your personal privacy and the privacy of other persons, The Los Angeles Police Department recommends that people do not include personally identifiable information, such as full name, Social Security number, phone numbers, addresses, or e-mail addresses in the body of their comments. If comments include personally identifiable information, it may not be posted. Note: The Los Angeles Police Department or any of its members will not ask for your personal information via any social networking site either through the official Los Angeles Police Department “Facebook or Twitter” page, nor any “Facebook or Twitter” page maintained by any other unit or person employed by the Department, for any official use by the Department.
-Endorsements-
Any references to commercial entities, products, services, or other non governmental organizations or individuals that remain on this site are provided solely for informational purposes, or provided by the web hosting service. Such references are not an official or personal endorsement by the Los Angeles Police Department of any product, person, or service.
-Contact-
Members of the public should be aware that information shared through this site may be subject to release to people who request it through the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that communications made through social media channels, such as the Los Angeles Police Department “Facebook or Twitter” page, will not constitute legal or official notice or comment to the Los Angeles Police Department or any official or employee of the Los Angeles Police Department for any purpose. While it was necessary for the Los Angeles Police Department to impose these restrictions, it doesn't mean that we don't want to hear from members of the public. The Los Angeles Police Department encourages feedback - both positive and negative - and we want to hear your ideas and opinions.
-Amendments -
This policy may be updated or amended at any time.
