New social media ‘accountability’ policy amid controversial Albuquerque police posts [Video]

Video above: A new social media policy proposal by Albuquerque City Councilor Renee Grout is underway amid growing concerns about the Albuquerque Police Department’s X page. KOAT spoke with Albuquerque city councilor Renee Grout regarding her new proposal in an interview early Friday afternoon on Sept. 13. We asked Grout to specify the difference between the city’s current social media policy and her new proposal. The full interview transcript is below. MORE: Albuquerque Police Department under fire over social media againWe reached out to Mayor Tim Keller’s office regarding the new proposal shortly after our interview with Grout on Friday. Their statement is below.Faith Egbuonu: What’s the difference between your new social media proposal and the city’s current one? What’s changed?Renee Grout: The one that is in place doesn’t have the appropriateness. It doesn’t mention anything about the appropriateness of posts and what should be posted. It’s important that we …