榴莲视屏 Social Media Policy
The 榴莲视屏 uses the following policies to guide the use of social media sites in accordance with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Social Media Policy:
Linking
榴莲视屏 may make available social media applications, and may publish social media content to third-party sites. These sites are not official 榴莲视屏 websites and therefore, the external sites鈥 policies apply. Please refer to the 榴莲视屏 Linking Policy for more information.
Privacy
Only public information is permitted to be posted by 榴莲视屏 or its designee on 榴莲视屏 social media websites. If communication that takes place on 榴莲视屏 social media websites involves or requires private information, communication will be redirected through other appropriate channels. Postings from the public on 榴莲视屏 social media sites become public record and may be posted on the 榴莲视屏 website. This information may be subject to public information requests. For more information about public information requests, please refer to the 榴莲视屏 Public Information Requests Policy.
No personally identifiable information without an individual鈥檚 permission, unless captured during a public meeting, will be posted on 榴莲视屏 social media sites by 榴莲视屏 personnel. 榴莲视屏 is not responsible for content posted by others to 榴莲视屏 social media sites. 榴莲视屏 users that enter personal information on 榴莲视屏 social media sites do so at their own risk; 榴莲视屏 is not responsible for the public display of such private information. 榴莲视屏 may remove postings to its social media sites that contain personally identifiable information, but neither 榴莲视屏, nor its licensors or contractors, are responsible for any damages caused by delays in such removal.
Public Information and Record Retention
Social media sites may contain communications sent to or received by state employees, and such communications are therefore public records subject to State Records Retention requirements. These retention requirements apply regardless of the form of the record (digital text, photos, audio, or video, for example).
To the extent that the third-party records retention policies are inconsistent with the Texas State Record Retention Schedule, 榴莲视屏 will put forth reasonable efforts to archive copies of social media content in order to meet state records retention obligations.
Terms of Service
榴莲视屏 social media sites are third party sites and have terms of service and policies that are not governed by 榴莲视屏 or the State of Texas. These third- party sites are not official 榴莲视屏 websites and the third party鈥檚 website terms of service and policies apply. The terms of service for the social media sites used by tea.texas.gov can be found below:
- (formerly known as Twitter)
Content of Social Media Posts
All published 榴莲视屏 social media content is subject to monitoring. This content may take the form of digital text for X and Facebook, photography images for Flickr and Instagram, and videos for YouTube.
User-generated posts are subject to rejection or removal when the content of a post:
- is off-subject or out of context
- contains obscenity or material that appeals to the prurient interest
- contains personal identifying information or sensitive personal information, as defined in Tex. Code Bus & Com. Sec. 521.001 et. seq.
- contains offensive terms that target protected classes
- contains personal attacks or insulting statements directed toward an individual
- is threatening, harassing or discriminatory
- incites or promotes violence or illegal activities
- contains information that reasonably could compromise public safety
- advertises or promotes a commercial product or service, or any entity or individual
- promotes, endorses, or contains disparaging language about political campaigns, candidates, or office holders
- are of a repetitive or 鈥渟pamming鈥 nature (the same comment posted multiple times)
In the above instances, 榴莲视屏 may remove content without notifying the poster.
X( formerly known as Twitter)
Accessibility: To accommodate 榴莲视屏 users with disabilities, (outside source) is the suggested alternative access to the @teainfo X profile.
Record Retention: 榴莲视屏 X content will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule.
Accessibility: To accommodate 榴莲视屏 users with disabilities, there are two suggested alternatives to access the 榴莲视屏 Facebook Fan page:
- The is a suggested accessible alternative to the original 榴莲视屏 Facebook page.
- 榴莲视屏 generally posts the same content to Twitter and Facebook. Therefore, (outside source) will serve as an accessible alternative.
Record Retention: 榴莲视屏 Facebook updates will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule.
Flickr
Accessibility: To accommodate 榴莲视屏 users with disabilities, the is the suggested alternative to access 榴莲视屏鈥檚 photo pool.
Record Retention: The following tea.texas.gov Flickr photos will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule:
- Photos posted to Flickr by 榴莲视屏
- Photos not accepted by 榴莲视屏 due to noncompliance with submission guidelines
Content: By submitting a photo to the 榴莲视屏 Flickr pool, you are giving 榴莲视屏 permission to use your photo on the 榴莲视屏 homepage, website, mobile site, and social media platforms. For more information about photo submission guidelines, visit the .
YouTube
Accessibility: 榴莲视屏 will make an effort to link to and display videos on its YouTube channel that have closed captioning available for hearing impaired viewers.
Record Retention: The 榴莲视屏 YouTube videos will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule.
Content: Videos displayed on the 榴莲视屏 YouTube site will be related to Texas or Texas education.
Record Retention: The following 榴莲视屏 Instagram photos will be archived and retained for the required period of time in accordance with the DIR Records Retention Schedule:
- Photos posted to Instagram by 榴莲视屏
- Photos not accepted by 榴莲视屏 due to noncompliance with submission guidelines
Content: By submitting a photo to the 榴莲视屏 via Instagram, you are giving 榴莲视屏 permission to use your photo on the 榴莲视屏 homepage, website, mobile site, and social media platforms.
榴莲视屏 Media Relations Division
(512) 463-9000
MediaRelations@tea.texas.gov