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Why would there be a lawsuit? There's no law that forces local government to run a media company or media companies to run government announcements for free. If
by zeteo 5y ago
Why would there be a lawsuit? There's no law that forces local government to run a media company or media companies to run government announcements for free. If the local government had decided to advertise in the local newspaper then the citizens would have to subscribe to this newspaper and pay for all issues in the hope that some of them contained public announcements. Facebook has a different business model and, in this case, the local government (which was elected by the citizens) decided this was a better match for its community's needs. If the citizens don't like it they always have the option to elect someone else instead. (Although, in all likelihood, receiving a decent number of complaints would probably do the trick too.)
- bbarnett 5y agoI think the lawsuit might come, if the local government switched to facebook in lieu of all other options. Right now, at least where I am, they have to provide freely accessible info ... even if I have to drive to the town hall to get it. But if they said, instead, "We don't print on paper any more, it's all on facebook", then I think a lawsuit could happen, and win. Of course, you weren't replying to that. I just have seen, however, leanings in that direction here and there, so it's worth noting.