AUGUSTA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday in federal court, alleging that he violated constitutional free-speech rights by blocking two critical commenters from his Facebook page and deleting their comments. The 20-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court follows a July letter from the group asked the Republican governor to […]
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ACLU to Paul LePage: Stop censoring Facebook
AUGUSTA — The American Civil Liberties Union demanded Monday that Gov. Paul LePage stop censoring his official Facebook page to delete comments he doesn’t like and block opponents from accessing or commenting on it. “The governor doesn’t get to decide who speaks and who doesn’t, based on whether they are praising him or disagreeing with […]
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Augusta police say false Facebook page posting fake news
AUGUSTA — Police in Maine’s capital city say they’re investigating after a Facebook page resembling the department’s actual page posted several fake news stories. The Augusta Police Department says in a release the page looks nearly identical to its real page. Deputy Chief Jared Mills says it has posted several fabricated stories, including one about […]
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Saying goodbye to Facebook’s fake stories
Dear Facebook friends, If you don’t see me gushing over the pix of your Thanksgiving pies, take no offense. It’s not that your pie is a bore (though, frankly, it is). And it’s not because I unfriended you. It’s because Facebook has become a platform for the sort of fake news stories that helped elect […]
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Peru selectmen ask for social media monitor
PERU — Nick Waugh, administrator for the Facebook page of Friends of Peru Elementary School and its School House Consignment Shop page, was asked by selectmen Monday night to monitor posts. Selectman John Witherell showed a printout of a March 5 post written by Kathy Hussey that contained the same language as the recently circulated […]
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Norway officer lets ducklings off with just a warning
NORWAY — Police officer Brandon Correia may not have the most exciting beat in the world, but he does paint a picture with his reports. The Norway cop’s run-in with wildlife on Monday was tickling the fancy of Facebook users later in the week. The incident report in question reads like a slow episode of […]
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Jay working to develop volunteer program
JAY — Town staff continues to work on developing a program to attract volunteers with the skills needed to address community needs. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere plans to create a policy prior to setting up a town Facebook page to get the word out about volunteer opportunities. The policy will set guidelines on how the […]
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg talks to grads about overcoming challenges
This time of year, it’s common for commencement speakers to share with new graduates what they’ve learned in life. On Saturday, while addressing graduating students at the University of California at Berkeley, Sheryl Sandberg flipped the script and instead offered a poignant and fiercely candid speech about what she has learned in death. It was […]
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Analysis: How Facebook may be trying to influence politics
What we’re talking about here is that little box in the upper right of your Facebook page — the short list of news topics that are being discussed on Facebook at the moment. They’re clearly tailored to the user. Because Facebook has one-sixth of the world using it every day, pretty much everything is being […]
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Damage discovered at Simard-Payne Memorial Park
LEWISTON — Damage found in Simard-Payne Memorial Park over the weekend has social media in an uproar. Police are investigating the broken lights, believed to be the work of vandals. Some of the lights are still intact. Marcus T. Talarico of Lewiston said he was walking through the park over the weekend when he came […]