Should Facebook ‘Likes’ Be Protected as Free Speech?
Facebook wants you to “like” what they’re doing in the battle for free speech; they believe that “likes” should be protected under the 1st Amendment. The social media networking site, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, filed an amicus brief supporting fired employees of the Hampton Virginia Sheriff’s Office this week with the 4th [...]
New York Law to Silence Anonymous Commenting
New York State legislature has been handed a bill that would ban anonymous commenting online, in an effort to prevent cyber bullying. The legislation would require that all New York based online publications delete comments where the commenter did not post with a user name. It would also require the website to have a phone [...]
Is A Facebook “Like” Free Speech?
Depending on your opinion, you are probably going to “dislike” what you’re about to read (If they only had those buttons—but that’s a different story for a different day). Last week, a judge in Virginia ruled that a public employee’s like of a political opponent that resulted in his firing did not fall under protected [...]
