{"id":12968,"date":"2015-01-23T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T15:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/marcomm\/?page_id=12968"},"modified":"2024-09-03T09:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:55:37","slug":"public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/marcomm\/socialmedia\/public\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Notification for Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Texas A&M University System (A&M System) and its members provide the following information to notify the public of the policy areas that impact the public\u2019s use of social media platforms used by the A&M System and its members.<\/p>\n

Accessibility
\n<\/strong>The A&M System is committed to providing an online presence that enables full public access to Texas government information and services.\u00a0 Please reference the A&M System accessibility statement<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and\/or the accessibility policy of each of our members for more information.<\/p>\n

To accommodate users with disabilities, here are suggested alternative access sites for these social media channels. System social media managers, please see System guidelines for creating and sharing accessible social media:<\/p>\n

Facebook
\n<\/strong>The Facebook mobile site https:\/\/m.facebook.com<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>is a suggested accessible alternative to the original Facebook page. Please also reference Facebook\u2019s help page for Accessibility for People with Disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n

Instagram
\n<\/strong>As Instagram is owned by Facebook, please reference Facebook\u2019s help page for Accessibility for People with Disabilities<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

X (formerly known as Twitter)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please see \u201cAccessibility at X\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n

YouTube
\n<\/strong>The A&M System and its members will link to and display videos on its YouTube channels that have closed captioning available for hearing impaired viewers. Learn more about the closed captioning feature<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership
\n<\/strong>Intellectual property rights of content provided by the public will be governed by federal copyright law, the terms of service of the social media provider, and the copyright policies of the A&M System and each of its members. Please reference the Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and contact information for each of our members should you need to report a copyright issue.<\/p>\n

Any trademarks that appear on A&M System social media sites are the property of their respective owners who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by the A&M System. Please refer to the trademark requirements of each of our member universities and agencies for information before using any A&M System trademark.<\/p>\n

Linking\/Third-Party Websites
\n<\/strong>The A&M System and its members may publish social media content to third-party websites. These sites are not official websites and therefore, the State Website Linking and Privacy Policy<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>apply, as well as the linking policies of our member universities and agencies.<\/p>\n

Moderation
\n<\/strong>All published social media content may be subject to monitoring. This content may take the form of digital text, photography, graphics and videos. User-generated posts may be rejected or removed if possible when the content of a post:<\/p>\n