Netiquette

for the Übersee-Museum’s social media channels

Dear Community,

We would like to communicate and interact with you on our social media channels Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. We would be delighted if you would give us feedback, share your opinion, offer constructive criticism or simply leave us a little love.

This is only fun if we all stick to a polite and respectful tone. Therefore, please note the following when writing a comment:

• Refer to the topic of the post
• Discuss objectively Unobjective and/or offensive comments will be deleted
• Respects the rules of courtesy
• If possible, use the German or English language so that everyone can join in the discussion

Comments containing the following are not tolerated on our social media channels:

• Hate speech such as racism, degradation, devaluation and discrimination of persons or groups of persons, in particular on the basis of their religion, ethnic origin, nationality, physical condition, sexual identity, age or gender, as well as belittling human dignity, defamation and (defamatory) insults
• Threats and any incitement to violence against institutions, companies or persons (groups)
• Fake news and conspiracy theories
• Links to dubious websites
• Election advertising, petitions and appeals for donations of all kinds
• Spam

We reserve the right to delete comments, block or report users who do not adhere to our netiquette.

Your social media editorial team