The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community that, to foster a respectful, safe, and welcoming online environment, it has implemented new Facebook Community Guidelines for its Facebook page.
While engagement from community members is welcome, the MCK Facebook page is intended to share information with the community and is not a forum for displaying or encouraging negative sentiments towards one another.
The new guidelines are intended to promote respectful, constructive, inclusive, and trustworthy interactions. Content that includes harassment, personal attacks, threats, hate-fomenting comments, defamatory statements, identity fraud, breaches of confidentiality, solicitation, sexual content, or obscene and violent material will be flagged and dealt with through these measures.
To provide the community with an opportunity to review and become familiar with the new guidelines, enforcement of sanctions will begin 30 days from the date of this announcement, beginning August 27, 2026.
Once enforcement begins, violations will follow a three-step escalation process:
- First violation: Warning
- Second violation: 30-day ban
- Third and subsequent violations: 90-day ban
Attempts to bypass sanctions through alternate accounts will result in the same penalty being applied.
The MCK thanks community members for helping to maintain a respectful and positive online space for everyone.
The full Facebook Community Guidelines can be viewed by clicking here.
