Maryland, ACLU reach settlement over governor deleting critical comments on his Facebook page
Source: Washington Post
Several Facebook users who sued Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for blocking them on his official Facebook page after they made critical comments have reached a settlement in the case, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland.
The state has agreed to pay $65,000 and devise a new social media policy that oversees the governor’s page, create a separate Facebook page where constituents can raise issues and set up an appeal process for those who feel their comments have been improperly deleted.
The agreement was approved by the state Board of Public Works last week.
The ACLU sued Hogan and two of his aides in federal court last August after several Facebook users had their comments deleted and were blocked from his page after they questioned his position on education policy and President Trump’s travel ban.
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