Schenectady, NY (WRGB) — The Schenectady Police Department has announced that it will disable all user comments on its social media pages, effective immediately. This decision comes as the department seeks to address the rise in scam activity and fraudulent accounts exploiting individuals who engage with their posts.
The department stated that its social media presence, which was initially intended for information sharing, has increasingly become a space for public debate and commentary that offers little value. The department said,
We cannot permit our platforms to be used in a manner that places the public at risk…