Social Media Comment Policy

The Daily Northwestern does not post comments on our website. As per the setup of these social media platforms, individuals must be signed into their account to post a comment on The Daily’s posts on Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube and Threads.

The Daily encourages thoughtful, respectful and relevant comments that contribute to a public conversation. We emphasize that:

• The Daily never edits comments. Comments may be removed if they are deemed inappropriate commentary, further defined below.
• We encourage feedback, tips for correction, questions and all comments in general. We have always and will continue to appreciate reader engagement.
• Corrections can be sent to [email protected]. News tips can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]. 

We reserve the right to remove any inappropriate commentary, including but not limited to:

• Any comments that demean others on the basis of race, gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation or preference, ability status, religion or any other categorization.
• Explicit content, including obscenities or anything sexually or violently explicit.
• Any comments that are libelous or defamatory, or violate an individual’s reasonable expectations of privacy.
• Any comments posted by an account that impersonates another individual or group. Users who pretend to be other individuals will be deleted.
• Anything intended to harass, intimidate or threaten reporters, commenters, or subjects of an article, column, letter or editorial. You may criticize The Daily in a comment, but not an individual writer or editor.

We ask that readers help monitor the comment threads on The Daily’s social media platforms. If you read a comment that violates this policy, we encourage you not to respond to it. Instead, contact our social media editors at [email protected] or the editor in chief at [email protected] with your concerns.

Last updated May 5, 2026.