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/OD) [ Lankford, nate (NIH/OD) [E] limeni, Lydia ) a (Animal 2. Are you aware of complaints we've received against other types of posts, unrelated to animal testing? E.g., posts concerning Dr. Fauci, or posts concerning vaccine misinformation? I know I've asked this before, but Plaintiffs specifically want to know if the complaints NIH receives are really focused on PETA, or if NIH received complaints about inflammatory posts on a variety of subjects. I think Plaintiffs want to make the argument that NIH is targeted animal rights posts over other inflammatory posts when they are equally inappropriate. Since Plaintiffs want this answer as part of our fact stipulation negotiations, I think we have to provide it. Thank you, Sarah J. Imhoff, JD, MHSA Senior Attorney Office of the General Counsel Public Health Division, NIH Branch (direct) @nih.gov This e-mail message is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient(s) named above. It may contain information that is protected, privileged, or confidential, and it should not be disseminated, distributed, or copied to persons not authorized to receive such information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you think you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender immediately. From: Kern, Anna (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 6:14 PM To: Imhoff, Sarah (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov> Cc: Spruill, Crystal (NIH/OD) [C] < @nih.gov>; Prince, Scott (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov>; Lankford, David (NIH/OD) [E] < @od31tm1.od.nih.gov>; Myles, Renate (NIH/OD) [E] < @mail.nih.gov>; Polimeni, Lydia (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov>; Fine, Amanda (NIH/OD) [E] < @nih.gov>; Haley Spencer < @palladianpartners.com> Subject: RE: PETA Lawsuit Update and Requests for Information Hi Sarah, Thanks for your patience on these! Still trying to track down number 3 - will have an update for you tomorrow. Thanks! 1. The NIH Facebook and Instagram pages currently link to the privacy policy, https://www.nih.gov/about/privacy.htm. Would you have any concerns about adding a link on both pages to the comment moderation guidelines in addition to the privacy policy? *This is not a request yet, the DOJ is just weighing options.* Not at all, this would be ok with us. 2. To prove the point that inflammatory comments may dissuade interested citizens from visiting the social media pages: Has the NIH received any complaints about animal rights comments on its social media pages? Has it received complaints about other comments that it considers to be "off-topic" or "inflammatory"? If so, do you have any specific proof or examples? Please see examples below and screenshots attached. Full Twitter chat thread from 10/3/14 on brain health that was disrupted (Animal testing focused): Specific examples of participants complaining of disruption: https://twitter.com/MarieAnneLeCler/status/518098761617506304 https://twitter.com/CreativeSage/status/518098626456088578