Welcome to the official social media channels for VisitBlaineByTheSea / BlaineByTheSea. These platforms are maintained by the City of Blaine’s tourism program to provide information regarding local events, travel, dining, shopping, and economic development in Blaine, WA. To fulfill this specific mission, our social media pages operate as a Limited Public Forum. We welcome engagement and community interaction, but we enforce objective, content-neutral guidelines to ensure these platforms remain dedicated to their intended promotional and civic purpose.

To ensure our platforms remain focused on their civic and tourism mission, comments containing any of the following elements are strictly prohibited and subject to being hidden:

• Off-Topic Content & City Grievances: Comments must be directly relevant to the specific topic of the original post and the promotional mission of this page. General political rants, personal legal disputes, or formal grievances against city personnel or city operations are strictly off-topic for this specialized forum and will be hidden. Citizens wishing to voice formal city grievances are directed to utilize official city council public comment periods or contact city hall directly.
• True Threats & Incitement: We strictly prohibit true threats of violence or statements that incite imminent lawless action against any individual, city employee, or group.
• Unlawful Discrimination: Comments that promote, foster, or perpetuate unlawful discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation are prohibited.
• Personally Identifiable Information (Doxxing): For the safety of the public and city staff, comments that share private personal information (such as home addresses, personal phone numbers, or private email addresses) are not permitted.
• Commercial Spam & Self-Promotion: We prohibit advertisements, solicitations of commerce, links to external retail or commercial websites, and repetitive spam or automated links.
• Platform Terms of Service: Users must adhere to the native Meta/Facebook and Instagram Community Standards. Comments flagged or removed by Meta’s automated systems are outside the control of the City.

Enforcement Notice: Because these platforms are managed strictly as a Limited Public Forum, the City of Blaine reserves the right to hide or remove any comment that violates the objective, content-neutral criteria listed above (such as off-topic content or commercial spam). Content will never be hidden or filtered based on the speaker’s viewpoint, nor will comments be removed simply because they contain negative feedback or criticism of city personnel. All rules are applied uniformly to maintain a focused and relevant digital space for visitors and the community.

Thank you for being part of our community and helping us showcase Blaine as a destination worth visiting!