Center for Public Technology

This website contains the general social media presentation, along with other resources mentioned during various Social Media sessions.  If there is anything I can do to assist you, please feel free to contact me (contact information at the bottom of this page).

Social Media Presentation (pdf format)

Government Social Media Comments Policies (collected from NC jurisdictions)

First Amendment Blog Postings and Recent Circuit Court Decision Mentioned in Class:

• The First Amendment Keeps the 'Social' in Government Social Media

• The First Amendment and Facebook Rants 

• The First Amendment and Government Employees

• Liverman & Richards v. City of Petersburg & John I. Dixon, III (4th Circuit Court Decision)
  
  
• Trump Can't Block Users

 Public Records Law, NC Records Retention Schedules & Public Records Blog Postings

• NC General Statute 132 (Public Records)

• General Municipal Retention Schedule (including law enforcement schedule)

• General County Retention Schedule
  
• Sheriff's Office Records Retention Schedule

• Public Records and Online Databases (blog posting)

• Email as a Public Record (blog posting)

• Using Private Email for Public Business (blog posting)

• Public Records Exceptions for LEO Information (blog posting)

• Text Messages as Public Records (blog posting)

 Social Media Resources for Investigatory/Law Enforcement Purposes

• Application Community for Law Enforcement (the latest and greatest LEO apps via APCO)
  
  

Shannon Tufts, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, tufts@unc.edu, 919.962.5438 (office), 919.369.3179 (cell)