On Friday, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams requested that the Department of Investigation’s Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD conduct an official investigation and review of the NYPD’s policies, practices, and operations on their use of social media, pursuant to Local Law 70 of 2013. The NYPD’s recent use official social media accounts have targeted public officials and members of the public in ways that can be construed as intimidating, dangerous, and veering into political activity, in conflict with City laws and policies.
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