Fort Worth (TX) Police Department: Social media settings and Facebook comments

Dear Adam Steinbaugh:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office and given the log number P000762-101922 for tracking purposes.
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Mr. Steinbaugh

In regards to your public information request you submitted regarding FWPD Facebook information, additional time is needed to try to locate the records that respond to your request.

You will receive a response to your request no later than 11/21/22.

Thanks,

Kamiean Jenkins

Kamiean Jenkins
Public Information Specialist
Fort Worth Police Department
Internal Affairs/Open Records Unit
505 W. Felix St.
Fort Worth, TX 76115
817-392-4319
Kamiean.Jenkins@fortworthtexas.gov<mailto:Kamiean.Jenkins@fortworthtexas.gov>

Adam Steinbaugh,

This email responds to your request for information to the City of Fort Worth, dated and received in our office on 10/19/2022 9:51:35 PM.

Information Requested: - To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records: This request seeks records relating to the Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD. An example of what each of these records look like is available at https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21579793-facebook-and-twitter-settings-examples. I request: 1. A copy of the full settings for the Facebook page, including records relating to the "Page Visibility," "Country Restrictions," "Age Restrictions," "Content Moderation," and "Profanity filter" settings. (For an example of this, see the first page of the examples at the above URL.) These records may be accessed through one of three processes: The first option: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Navigate to the Facebook page (i.e., https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD). (c) On the lefthand side of the page, where it says "Manage Page," scroll to "Settings," located at the lefthand side of the bottom of the page. (d) Click "General" on the lefthand side of the page. The second option: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Go to https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/settings/?tab=settings. The third option: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Navigate to the Facebook page (i.e., https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD). (c) Go to this URL: https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/settings/?tab=settings&ref=page_edit§ion=download_your_page (d) Click "Download your page" (e) Select "HTML," "High," and "All time" in the available options. (f) Make sure only the "Page profile information" and "Page settings" boxes are checked. (g) Click "Request a download." (h) When the information is ready to download, enter the password to download it. (i) Press "confirm." (j) Provide the files contained in the .zip file. Please note that this request seeks a copy of the list of words contained in the "Content Moderation" list. If the list of words on that list is not included in the above records, please ensure that the list is produced by clicking "Edit" next to the "Content Moderation" setting. 2. A copy of the list of banned people and pages. This record may be accessed in this manner: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Navigate to the Facebook page (i.e., https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD). (c) On the lefthand side of the page, where it says "Manage Page," scroll to "Settings," located at the lefthand side of the bottom of the page. (d) Click "People and other Pages" on the lefthand side of the page. (e) On the menu labeled "People who Like this Page," select "Banned People and Pages" 3. A copy of the list of "Page Roles." This record may be accessed in this manner: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Navigate to the Facebook page (i.e., https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD). (c) On the lefthand side of the page, where it says "Manage Page," scroll to "Settings," located at the lefthand side of the bottom of the page. (d) Click "Page Roles" on the lefthand side of the page. 4. For each of the "THREADS" identified below, a copy of any hidden comments, with all comments expanded, as visible when logged in as the page. The records of the hidden comments on the full thread may be accessed through this process: (a) Log in as an administrator of the page. (b) Navigate to the url of the thread. (c) Make sure you are interacting with the page as the page: Click the down-pointing arrow next to the user icon (located near the top of the thread, to the right of the "Like," "Comment," and "Share" buttons) and, on the "Choose How to Interact" menu, select the name of the page. (d) Click "Most Relevant" (or "Newest" or "All Comments" or "Hidden by This Page") and, on the menu, select "Hidden by This Page". (e) Make sure the thread is fully expanded: Scroll through the comments and click the links reading "1 reply," "replies," or "View more comments" to expand the thread. For purposes of this request, "THREADS" means and refers to the posts located at: (a) https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/posts/pfbid0W9VfKDcSh5hgyKU3F65bJyPWbvErXEg1tMCDoen53bJi92NjzWnm1G2byJYcMEJKl (b) https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/posts/pfbid02NpzbSzRCqyKY8JjXd3Tmj2hTJuJUHGypLGjnqDXwMZ4PVD5vEDF4irMdkffTrMf8l (c) https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/posts/pfbid034sg6NZm5FYVfbEW9uwVwkYLXa7KzR35xod8nfh66dYa3HBTAS7FWPHkaScxT4sTKl (d) https://www.facebook.com/InsideFWPD/posts/pfbid0trtvemLfmp1R7cJCxvF97ecmWfRqMQ1FUsTND24cV8JJYiAWjNPxSkopqTUDJCsYl The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Adam Steinbaugh Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The City of Fort Worth has reviewed its files and has located the documents that are responsive to your request. Although the Public Information Act allows a governmental body to charge for copying documents, the documents are being provided to you at no charge.

Thanks,

Kamiean Jenkins

Kamiean Jenkins
Public Information Specialist
Fort Worth Police Department
Internal Affairs/Open Records Unit
505 W. Felix St.
Fort Worth, TX 76115
817-392-4319
Kamiean.Jenkins@fortworthtexas.gov<mailto:Kamiean.Jenkins@fortworthtexas.gov>