ATLANTA –The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia is threatening legal action against the Henry County Police Department demanding that it stop censoring critics who post on its official government Facebook page.
The ACLU of Georgia sent a letter Monday to the Henry County Police Department along with letters to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Worth County Sheriff’s Office and Congressman Drew Ferguson regarding their practice of blocking critics on their respective Facebook pages.
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