Virginia State Police (VA): Social Media Records
| Tracking # |
22-2923 |
| Submitted | May 1, 2022 |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
With respect to the Facebook page located at http://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice and the Twitter account https://twitter.com/VSPPIO, I request the below records.
An example of what each of these records look like is attached or available at https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21579793-facebook-and-twitter-settings-examples. Examples of these records as produced by hundreds of other public entities may be found here: https://www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bproject%3Asocial-media-censorship-s-45722%20sort%3A-created_at%20.
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, including any words or symbols associated with the "Content Moderation" filter. (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 (e.g., https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice).
(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 the following URL: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice/settings/?tab=settings.
The third option:
(a) Log in as an administrator of the page.
(b) Navigate to the Facebook page (e.g., https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice).
(c) Go to this URL: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice/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.
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 (e.g., https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice).
(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 (e.g., https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaStatePolice).
(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. A copy of the lists of users blocked by the Twitter 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
5. Any policy concerning public use of or interaction with the Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with Adam Steinbaugh.
From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Your first Virginia State Police record request (request number #22-2923) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Thank you for your request to the Virginia Department of State Police (the Department). The Department will work to process your request and make a response to you according to the nature of the request.
Please refer to https://www.vsp.virginia.gov/Freedom_of_Information.shtm for helpful information about the Virginia Freedom of Information Act or access the Code of Virginia at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodepopularnames/virginia-freedom-of-information-act/
Request #22-2923.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-2923:
Due to the volume of requests and manpower constraints, it is not practical for the agency to respond in the 5 days permitted under Virginia Freedom of Information Act. You are hereby notified that, pursuant to § 2.2-3704(B)(4), the agency is entitled to, and here by asserts its right to claim, seven work days in addition to the five provided for in § 2.2-3704(B) in which to provide one of the responses set forth in § 2.2-3704.
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From: Virginia State Police
Mr. Steinbaugh,
Per your FOIA request submitted to the Virginia State Police, please find
the attached documentation you requested.
Sincerely,
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police
(O) 804-674-2789
(C) 804-263-5547
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Documents have been released to you for record request #22-2923:
* 22-293 FOIA Response - MuckRock on Social Media Acct Settings.pdf
* 22-2923- FOIA Request PRO Response for MuckRock - Virginia State Police.pdf
Document links are valid for one month.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Record request #22-2923 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
All responsive documents have been provided. Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3704(B)(3) (or pursuant to the subpoena), any documents requested and not provided either could not be found or do not exist. This request is now closed.
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