Can a government agency control comments posted to its Facebook page? That is the issue raised after the Hawaiian Police Department banned to pro-gun commenters from the HPD Facebook page. They are now being sued on constitutional grounds.
If the Facebook page is found to be a “public forum,” then the government agency running the website, unlike owners of private websites, cannot curtail the public’s right to speak freely.
Read the story at the Citizen Media Law Project: How do you say public forum doctrine in Hawaiian?