SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT POLICY
Visit Carson City maintains social media channels to share information about Carson City’s attractions, events, businesses, and experiences. These platforms are intended to foster constructive dialogue and provide helpful information to residents and visitors.
Visit Carson City welcomes respectful engagement and encourages users to share their thoughts, photos, and experiences. To ensure a safe and productive online environment, Visit Carson City reserves the right to moderate content posted on its channels.
Public Record Notice
As a public entity, content posted on Visit Carson City’s social media channels may be considered a public record and subject to disclosure under applicable Nevada public records laws. All comments and interactions may be archived in accordance with public records retention policies.
Comment Moderation Guidelines
Visit Carson City reserves the right to hide or remove comments that contain:
- Profane, obscene, or sexually explicit language or content
- Personal attacks, harassment, or threats against individuals or groups
- Hate speech or discriminatory language
- Content that promotes violence or illegal activity
- Defamatory statements or knowingly false information
- Spam, repetitive posts, or commercial solicitations
- Links to malware, phishing sites, or harmful software
- Political campaign messages, candidate endorsements, or ballot advocacy
- Content unrelated to the original post (“off topic” comments)
- Copyrighted material posted without permission
- Content that appears artificially generated, manipulated, or misleading
Comments expressed by members of the public do not reflect the opinions of Visit Carson City or its employees.
Users who violate these guidelines may be blocked or banned from VCC social media platforms.
Contests and Promotions
From time to time, Visit Carson City may conduct contests, promotions, or giveaways on social media. These promotions are subject to separate official rules and are not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with the respective social media platform.
Evolving Situations & Crisis Communications
In the event of evolving situations, emergencies, or event changes, information shared on social media may be updated as additional details are confirmed. Visit Carson City strives to provide timely and accurate information; however, circumstances may require updates or revisions.
Social media platforms are not monitored 24/7 and should not be used for emergency communications. If you encounter an emergency, please call 911.
Third-Party Content & Non-Endorsement
Visit Carson City may share or repost content from partners, businesses, media outlets, and users. Sharing content does not constitute endorsement by Visit Carson City.
Links to third-party websites are provided as a service to users. Visit Carson City is not responsible for the content, accuracy, security, or privacy practices of external sites.
Photography & User-Generated Content
By tagging @VisitCarsonCity or using designated hashtags, users grant Visit Carson City permission to potentially share or repost that content, with credit where applicable, for marketing purposes. If you prefer your content not be shared, please notify Visit Carson City via direct message.
Platform Disclaimer
Visit Carson City’s social media platforms are hosted by third-party providers and subject to each platform’s terms of service. Users are responsible for their own compliance with those terms.