Tag: Free speech

Should Facebook Likes Be Protected As Free Speech?
Is clicking the "like" button on Facebook, something millions of users do dozens of times every single day, an act of protected free speech? According to the purveyors of the li...
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Facebook First Amendment Rights According To The ACLU
Back in May, a federal judge ruled that a Facebook "like" is not considered speech that can be protected by the First Amendment. You can read more background on the story...
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Twitter Jokes About Blowing Up Airports: Now OK in the U.K.
If you're traveling around the U.K. and something pisses you off so much that you jokingly tweeting that you're going to blow an airport "sky high" - have no fear. That's because...
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Girl Who Tweeted The Names Of Her Rapists Faces Jail Time [UPDATED]
As we've seen in the past, social media can add some complications to the normal flow of legal proceedings. In recent months, we've seen court cases wind up declared mistrials bec...
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Naked TSA Protest: Oregon Judge Says Go For It
Naked TSA protest: The next time you feel the folks at the Transportation Security Administration are getting a little too frisky with their pat-down inspection, take off all of yo...
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United Nations Changes Its Mind, Now Favors Internet Freedom
The United Nations has been in a funny place for a while now in regards to the Internet. By funny, of course, I mean terrifying. There has been talk of the UN pushing for the Inter...
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These Massachusetts Protesters Will Cuss If They Wanna and Bans Be Damned
Earlier this month, the town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, passed an ordinance declaring...
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ACLU Declares Victory In Police Recording Case
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois has declared victory in a court...
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Search Engines Owed Same Free Speech Protections As CNN, Claims Google Report
In a new report commissioned by Google that examines the scope of free speech that should be permitted to search engines, UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, who authored the report,...
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Your Facebook Likes Might Get You Fired: Twitter Reacts
The next time you feel the overwhelming desire to express your thoughts and opinions through what you "like" on Facebook, keep in mind that others may not feel the same way. In fac...
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Proposed Internet Legislation In Iraq and Lebanon Concerns Free Speech Advocacy Groups
Proposed legislation on the table in both Iraq and Lebanon has free speech and human rights watch groups on alert. The proposed laws -- which deals with press freedom and online pu...
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14 Powerful Free Speech Videos From Google’s Big Tent Events
Google has a new YouTube channel for its "Big Tent" events full of wonderful videos featuring keynotes and other inspirational discussi...
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Playboy Radio Supports Rush Limbaugh’s Use of the Word Slut
Playboy Radio's morning show hosts on Sirius support...
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At Least Five Major Web-Security Companies Will Not Help Pakistan Censor The Internet
At least five major companies offering information security products will not submit bids to the Pakistani government, which has been...
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