Social Media Committee

Posting
Before posting, a Social Media Team member will make sure the post falls into one or more of the following categories: -News about the Pirate Party of Canada. -News about Pirate movements around the world. -Laws or ideas being considered in Canada or worldwide that affect privacy, IP law, net neutrality and/or government transparency/accountability. -Uses and misuses of technology. -Announcements of party initiatives.

When posting, the Social Media Team member will sign their post at the bottom with either their name (full or partial), initials, or common nickname the party knows them by. Social media team members are discouraged from changing their signature except to provide more clarity who is posting.

The pirate party is a fun party, and along those lines, we are free to post funny images, political cartoons, memes, and so on. It is only permissible to do so if you include, in addition, several sources regarding the real life issues that the image is about.

Moderating
Social Media Team members will revert to their personal accounts in the comment section of a post except for the following reasons: -Answering a question directed at the party. -Clarifying the original post. -Clarifying the party's stance Posts in the comment section follow the same guidelines as regular posts.

It is not the Social Media Team's policy to remove posts or comments by others as we are the party of free speech. However, posts that are CLEARLY spam may be hidden.

Passing on Information
The party will on occasion be contacted privately through social media by people offering to volunteer or seeking information. These inquiries are to be passed on to the Political Council without undue delay.

Scope
These guidelines were written with Facebook in mind but effort has been taken to make this document useful for all PPCA social media platforms. In the event a specific point cannot be translated on to a specific social media platform the Social Media Team is asked to use their best judgement and common sense in moving forward, and to inform the Political Council of the difficulties encountered.