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Polk County Commission Considers Ending Comments On Official Social Media Pages
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
5
First seen
Oct 19, 5:10 PM EDT
updated Oct 22, 3:29 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTVT, WTSP and 3 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The Polk County Commission unanimously voted to disable public comments on its government social media pages, citing misinformation, WTVT and WTSP reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (5), version 3, Oct 22, 3:59 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Polk Disables Public Comments on County-Run Social Media Accounts · LkldNow
- Polk County Commission stops public comments on its social media · The Ledger
- Polk County Commission stops public comments on its social media · News Chief
- Polk County votes to disable comments on social media pages, citing misinformation · WTSP
- Polk County commissioners unanimously vote to turn off comments on government social media pages · WTVT
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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