Governing in the age of social media

[StLucieBengal]

(09-26-2017, 12:24 PM)Benton Wrote: Yes.

If it's the official social media, it's taken that anything he says or posts is an official statement. So if he Tweets "I love pancakes" that's an official statement, even if he doesn't make that statement available through a press secretary or on a web site or mailer or whatever.

Where the issue is, Bevin started blocking people who would comment "I don't like pancakes." Which has brought up the issue of him disseminating official statements in a mode that is now prohibited for some constituents. 

So he is blocking people who are just trying to stir up trouble and waste everyone's time.

I can see why there would be an issue for people but he should have the right to clean up the comments on his page.

Tough issue really.