POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is coming under fire from a First Amendment group over its social media practices.
That letter — sent this month by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (“FIRE”) — takes aim at the agency’s moderation of the PCSO and Polk County Animal Control social media pages.
FIRE argued that terms such as “offensive,” “inappropriate,” “vulgar,” “trolling” and “personal attack” are subjective and give moderators too much discretion. The organization said the rules could allow officials to remove comments simply because they criticize or offend government officials…