Fort Wayne, Indiana Police Department: Social media settings

Adam Steinbaugh filed this request with the Fort Wayne Police of Fort Wayne, IN.
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From: Adam Steinbaugh

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

This request seeks records relating to the Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445 and the Twitter account @FortWaynePolice. An example of what each of these records look like is attached and 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. 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/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445).
(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/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445/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/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445).
(c) Go to this URL: https://www.facebook.com/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445/settings/?tab=settings&ref=page_edit&section=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.

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/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445).
(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/Fort-Wayne-Police-Department-1851159101776445).
(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.

5. A copy of the lists of users blocked by the @FortWaynePolice account. This list can be obtained through this process:
(a) Log into the account.
(b) Visit this URL: https://twitter.com/settings/blocked/all
(c) Visit this URL: https://twitter.com/settings/blocked/imported

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Fort Wayne Police

Mr. Steinbaugh -

The Law Department is in receipt of your Request for Access to Public Records dated 04/15/22 (copy attached). City will comply with your request within a reasonable time period and provide all information not covered by any exception outlined in I.C. 5-14-3-4. You will be notified when this information is available.

Thank you,
Jill

Jill Helfrich
Administrative Assistant
City of Fort Wayne Law Department
Room 430 - Citizens Square
200 E. Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260/427-1124

From: Fort Wayne Police

Reference your request for page settings, the information you provided to obtain this is outdated due to the new Meta platform. I will need updated instructions or someone to call me to gain this information.

Officer Lisa Woods 1721F
Fort Wayne Police Department
Community Liaison/Recruiting Officer
260-427-2465
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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Hello --

Try these steps under the question "How can I download a copy of my Facebook Page?": https://www.facebook.com/help/1206330326045914

Thank you!

From: Fort Wayne Police

Hello,

I have spent approximately 2 hours and enabled the assistance of a technology person and the instructions Facebook provided to download are page still are not accurate. I am doing my best to give you the requested information however the instructions provided are not working. I don’t know how else we can resolve the issue. Please feel free to contact me if you are able to provide further assistance.

Officer Lisa Woods 1721F
Fort Wayne Police Department
Community Liaison/Recruiting Officer
260-427-2465
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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Officer Woods --

Thank you for attempting to provide these documents. You may consider this request closed.

Best,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Fort Wayne Police

Mr. Steinbaugh - I understand you have communicated with Officer Lisa Woods of the Fort Wayne Police Department to close out your request. However, I did want to provide you with the attached zip file that Officer Woods created in response to your request.

Thank you,
Jill

Jill Helfrich
Administrative Assistant
City of Fort Wayne Law Department
Room 430 - Citizens Square
200 E. Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260/427-1124

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