‘It’s a step backwards:’ Nanaimo’s mayor wants City’s Facebook page to stay
Nanaimo’s mayor does not agree with a decision which will likely lead to the removal of the City’s official Facebook page.
During an in-camera meeting Monday afternoon, Nanaimo council endorsed a staff recommendation to remove the City’s Facebook page unless a method to permanently turn off comments from the public could be found.
Bill McKay, the lone vote not in favour, said Council has been told there were repeated defamatory and libelous comments, some of them racist.
“We’re having conversations on improving community engagement and this is a step backwards in my view. Council has made the decision to shut it down if they can not control the message coming inbound,” McKay told NanaimoNewsNOW.