County official says human error caused months of sheriff's office Facebook posts vanish - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
Any content created on a social media account managed by a governmental body is generally considered public information and part of the government record, according to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The sheriff’s office faces another potential problem arising from the matter: violations of the First Amendment rights of anyone whose comments were deleted from the page.
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