Event Brief
FIRE accuses Polk Sheriff of online censorship
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: A national free-speech watchdog says the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is blocking and hiding comments from people who criticize the agency on Facebook. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is demanding the office stop the alleged censorship and revise its social media policies.
WHO: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE); Polk County Sheriff’s Office
WHAT: Accusations that the Polk County Sheriff’s Office blocks users and hides critics’ comments on Facebook; demand to stop and rewrite social media policies.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: FIRE says the Sheriff’s Office allegedly hides comments and blocks critics on Facebook in ways it believes violate the First Amendment.
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