Clarington temporarily disabling comments on social media posts until end of election campaign

Clarington temporarily disabling comments on social media posts until end of election campaign

Clarington says staff are spending too much time monitoring and removing campaign-related comments on the municipality's social media posts. The municipal el

Poll Debate: Clarington disables comments on its social media

The Municipality of Clarington yesterday announced it has disabled all comments on its social media channels till the end of municipal elections scheduled to be held late October this year. Durham Post has reported on a debate on whether comments in this election year should be blocked or not (see below). The reason Clarington gave for its decision is that ‘campaign-related content and links to campaign materials’ continue to be posted in commen…