Huntington Beach city council unanimously passed a policy that prohibits elected officials from blocking or deleting public comments on social media sites. The city adopted the ordinance during a May 3 vote. “This policy is the bare minimum,” Mayor Kim Carr said during the council meeting. “If you’re an elected official … allow that content to be accessible to anybody who wants it; and if people want to reply, so be it. As long as it’s not offensive, or super hurtful.” The new social media regulations will require councilmembers to dedicate their social media accounts to either the public domain, or personal accounts. Councilmember’s personal accounts should be intended for friends and family, and are not meant for discussing city-related business. Official accounts that post specifically to address city-related matters are public domain. Comments from the public cannot be deleted, unless they fall under certain exceptions, such as profane language. City attorney Michael Gates said he was concerned that the …