Social Media Comment Policy
County of Harnett Social Media Comment Policy as of May 4, 2026
Adopted by the the Board of Commissioners May 4, 2026
Harnett County Government uses social media to share news, updates, and helpful information with residents, businesses, and the community. We welcome respectful comments and engagement.
Please know that all comments and messages on Harnett County Government social media pages are public records under North Carolina General Statute Chapter 132. This means they may be shared if someone makes a public records request.
To keep our pages safe, respectful, and helpful for everyone, the County may hide, delete, or report comments or posts, without notice, that violate the Social Media Comment Policy.
Comments or posts may be removed if they:
- Do not pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of the County or are not matters related to or affecting the County.
- Include unprotected speech such as violent or threatening language, obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement, and speech integral to criminal conduct.
- Contain spam or computer viruses.
- Advocate or depict illegal activity.
- Target or disparage any ethnic, racial, religious, gender or other type of group.
- Compromise the safety or security of the public.
- Promote private business ventures or commercial services, or products.
- Endorse or support political candidates, campaigns, or political organizations.
- Violate copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property.
- Share confidential, sensitive or proprietary information.
Comments shared on this page reflect the views of the individual posting them and do not represent the views or positions of Harnett County Government or its employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact the Public Information Office at publicinfo@harnett.org