North Lanarkshire Council has suspended Twitter/X users’ ability to comment on its posts and said people’s anger over a decision to close 39 facilities ‘does not entitle them to post abuse’.
The Scottish council is facing a £64m funding gap over the next three years and said it could not afford to sustainably maintain the facilities, which include swimming pools, sports centres and libraries.
The authority said: ‘We don’t allow abusive comments, or comments of a party political nature.
‘Following decisions taken about the review of community facilities, we understand that some people are upset or angry about the decisions taken.
‘However, while people are entitled to express a view about council decisions, that does not entitle them to post abuse or political comments on our pages.
‘For those reasons, we have temporarily suspended the ability to comment on our posts.’
