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June 2020 Notre Dame Club Newsletter - Social Media Update Column

Notre Dame is committed to teaching, learning, and discovery, and wishes to thoughtfully engage in conversation and debate about topics that are relevant in the world today. These topics can often be sensitive, and it is important to remember that we are representing the University when crafting our messages. While your club or group is ultimately responsible for monitoring and moderating posts and comments on your social media channels, we urge you to read the guidelines provided by the Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC) and those from the NDAA.

Our followers have the right to disagree with us and express their opinions. Deleting or hiding comments from our alumni, parents, and friends should be done sparingly unless the comments use profanity, include personal attacks, or solicit or endorse third-party services. We also recommend capturing screenshots of comments prior to deleting. Blocking a user from a club page should be done only as a last resort, after multiple violations of the club or University's social media policy.

The University has used the following language in the comments on some of its Facebook posts: "We are committed to free speech and the free sharing of ideas and opinions on our Facebook page, however, we want to remind those commenting that we reserve the right to remove comments unrelated to this conversation and those that include personal attacks and profanity."

If you have questions about the policy or specific examples, please contact Grace Morrison at the NDAA.