Social Media Policy
Dear Rowan University,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
This request seeks records relating to restrictions and settings concerning the official Facebook and Twitter accounts for Rowan University, and should be directed to the person responsible for operating those accounts.
Records requested:
1. Please supply a copy of the settings for the Facebook page maintained by Rowan University. This list is accessible by (A) logging into the Facebook page as an administrator, and then (B) clicking “Settings” at the top of the official page.
2. Please supply a copy of the list of people or pages banned from the Rowan University Facebook page. This list is accessible by: (A) logging into the Facebook page as an administrator, (B) clicking “Settings” at the top of the official page, (C) clicking “People and Other Pages” in the left column, and (D) selecting “Banned People and Pages” from the drop-down menu.
3. Please supply a list of the “blocked accounts” by the Twitter account maintained by Rowan University.
4. Please supply any words that are blocked using Facebook’s customizable blacklist.
5. Please supply a list of all posts that Rowan University has hidden from its Facebook and Twitter accounts.
It should be noted that when a government agency uses these tools to filter or block particular words or phrases, it raises serious First Amendment concerns.
Yours faithfully,
Rowan Faculty for Transparency
Good afternoon,
The office of Contracting & Procurement has received your Open Public Records Act request. We would like to respectfully request a 15 business day extension to review. Our office will be required to reach out to several departments and receive approvals so we will need additional time to process. I will follow up with you by June 3, 2021.
Thank you,
Gina
Gina O’Neil
Office of Contracting & Procurement
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Laurel Hall office #210 | Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
T: 856-256-5172 | F: 856-256-5623 | http://rowan.edu/purchasing
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Dear O'Neil, Gina Marie,
As requested, a 15 day extension (deadline: June 3rd) is agreeable.
That should be more than enough time to gather the requested information.
Yours sincerely,
Rowan Faculty 4 Transparency
Good morning,
As per your Open Public Records Act request see responses below:
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5. No records to provide - Rowan University Social Media team does not hide posts. However, the Assistant Director of Recruitment Marketing and Social Media Rowan Social Media, Enrollment Management and Marketing at Rowan stated that Facebook will hide comments depending the users settings. If the University reports a spam account/comment/tweet on Facebook or Twitter it may be hidden from our view but not others.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Gina
Gina O’Neil
Office of Contracting & Procurement
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Laurel Hall office #210 | Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
T: 856-256-5172 | F: 856-256-5623 | http://rowan.edu/purchasing
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication may contain private, confidential, or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated and/or duly authorized recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient or have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and permanently delete all copies of this email including all attachments without reading them. If you are the intended recipient, secure the contents in a manner that conforms to all applicable state and/or federal requirements related to privacy and confidentiality of such information.