National AMVETS Riders Social Media Policy

This policy is based on direction from the AMVETS Communications Director and presented to the Convention Body in Daytona Beach Florida, August 2012. Language adapted for AMVETS Riders.

1. Social media is an excellent tool for communication. Members and Chapters are encouraged to use this as a viable communications vehicle.
2. All pages allowing public view using the AMVETS name shall be monitored and policed by the organizational leadership. Pages and groups not open to public viewing shall be monitored and policed by the group’s members.
3. All group pages bearing affiliation to AMVETS shall be administered by a minimum of two members of that group and may only be started with the approval that group.
4. All postings open to public viewing shall be in a positive manner in furthering the Aims and Goals of AMVETS.
5. Publicly viewed postings shall not be about AMVETS or AMVETS Riders business. Nor shall these postings be discriminatory towards Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Gender or sexual orientation. 
6. Publicly viewed postings shall not be in a politically subversive nature.
7. Nudity and sexually explicit language will not be allowed.
8. Leadership and administrators may and shall remove postings they feel are in contradiction to this policy without notice.
9. A members continued violation of this policy shall be subject to removal from affected group and given notice of said action.

This policy shall be maintained by the Riders National Executive Committee   Any changes shall be forwarded to membership within 30 days.

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