We engage with members of the public beyond the walls of our offices: you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These guidelines will give you a better idea on how to engage with us on social media, what you can expect from us, and where to find more information. General Social Media Engagement Guidelines
Through our social media accounts we aim to provide you with information on the Yuk
on Human Rights Commission’s major activities and initiatives. Here are a couple of things you should know about our social media engagement:
We strive to respond to as many relevant questions and comments as possible, but we reserve the right to use our judgment in selecting the messages we respond to. If you choose to ask a question about a personal situation, we will most likely encourage you to contact our office to make an appointment to discuss the issue in a private and confidential manner. We’re excited that you’ve joined us on social media, and we know you’ve got plenty to say. While you’re with us, we hope you’ll take a moment to read the following guidelines we ask you to follow when contributing:
• Don’t do anything that breaks the law, or breaches the platform’s terms of use.
• Be polite and courteous, even if you disagree. Name calling, profanity, discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, gruesome language, or other disrespectful or abusive activity will not be tolerated. We reserve the right to remove any such content and block those involved from further engaging on our page.
• Stay on topic. Keep the conversation relevant to the community and contribute to the dialogue. We reserve the right to remove content that is off-topic, out of context, spam, promotional, or links to third party sites.
• Keep it real. All posts should come from a real person and a real profile. Postings from fake or anonymous profiles will be deleted when discovered. We reserve the right to determine, at our discretion, whether contributions to our social media channels breach our guidelines. We reserve the right to hide or delete comments made on our channels, as well as block users who do not follow these guidelines. We also reserve the right to send any comments we deem appropriate to law enforcement authorities for investigation as we feel necessary or is required by law. We ask that anyone engaging with our social media channels shows courtesy, kindness and respect for all other members of our social media communities. If you have questions or concerns about anything on our social media platforms, please feel free to contact us.
“Liking” or “following” a post or account does not constitute an endorsement; the same applies to re-posting messages posted on accounts that Yukon Human Rights Commission does not own. The posting and presence of content on Facebook does not necessarily mean that the Yukon Human Rights Commission agrees with the content, ensures its accuracy, or otherwise approves of it. Nothing in any page constitutes a binding representation, agreement, or endorsement on the part of the Yukon Human Rights Commission. Please review Facebook’s terms of use carefully when engaging on the site.
