West Virginia State Police (WV): Social Media Records

Adam Steinbaugh filed this request with the West Virginia State Police of West Virginia.

It is a clone of this request.

Submitted May 1, 2022
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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Subject: West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: West Virginia State Police (WV): Social Media Records

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

With respect to the Facebook page located at http://www.facebook.com/WVStatePolice and the Twitter account https://twitter.com/wvstatepolice, 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/WVStatePolice).
(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/WVStatePolice/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/WVStatePolice).
(c) Go to this URL: https://www.facebook.com/WVStatePolice/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 (e.g., https://www.facebook.com/WVStatePolice).
(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/WVStatePolice).
(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,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: West Virginia State Police

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked July 12, 2022)

A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.

From: Adam Steinbaugh

Subject: RE: West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: West Virginia State Police (WV): Social Media Records

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To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $20.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.

Check sent by Muckrock Staff

Pay to the order of:

West Virginia State Police
Legal Division
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309-1698

#10517
Amount of: $20.00
  • Created — 08/05/2022
  • In Transit — 08/10/2022
  • In Local Area — 08/11/2022
  • Processed For Delivery — 08/11/2022
  • Deposited — 08/29/2022

From: West Virginia State Police

Subject: Response from WVSP

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The West Virginia State Police responded to your request in July, I have attached a copy of the correspondence.

Mendi Craddock
Paralegal

West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Telephone: 304-746-2113
Fax: 304-746-2421

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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Subject: RE: West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: West Virginia State Police (WV): Social Media Records

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Ms. Craddock --

My records show that the payment was deposited on August 29.

Best,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: West Virginia State Police

Subject: Response

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Mr. Steinbaugh,

I apologize, we did receive payment and we mailed our response on August 16th by regular mail. I am attaching a copy of the same.

Mendi Craddock
Paralegal

West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Telephone: 304-746-2113
Fax: 304-746-2421

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From: Adam Steinbaugh

Subject: RE: West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: West Virginia State Police (WV): Social Media Records

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Hello --

Thanks for passing this along. Unfortunately, it looks like these are the wrong records. These appear to be the records relating to the account of an individual officer or employee, but the request seeks records relating to the WVStatePolice Facebook page itself. Could you ask them to produce those records?

Thanks in advance,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: West Virginia State Police

Subject: Response from WVSP

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Mr. Steinbaugh,

In your response to your letter dated November 1, 2022, the records provided to you are the records relating to the West Virginia State Police Facebook page.

Sincerely,

Mendi Craddock
Paralegal

West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Telephone: 304-746-2113
Fax: 304-746-2421

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