Connecticut Social Media Recordkeeping Guide.
Understanding what the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires of your social media activity, and what "compliant" actually looks like in practice, isn't always straightforward. This plain-language guide gives counties, cities & municipalities and public agencies a clear path.
Everything your agency needs, in plain English.
The federal layer
The Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 — and how they reach social media.
Connecticut Freedom of Information Act
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq. and the Connecticut FOIA (open meetings provisions) — including the prompt-response standard.
Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission
What Connecticut's records oversight body says about electronic communications and social media disclosure.
The compliance checklist
The go-to checklist for standing up a compliant social media archive — what to capture, retain and be ready to produce.
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