[ NNSquad ] Facebook "likes" aren't speech protected by the First Amendment, rules judge

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Facebook "likes" aren't speech protected by the First Amendment, rules judge

http://j.mp/IgaDs0  (ars technica)

   "[Roberts'] knowledge of the posts only becomes relevant if the court
    finds the activity of liking a Facebook page to be constitutionally
    protected. It is the court's conclusion that merely "liking" a
    Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional
    protection. In cases where courts have found that constitutional
    speech protections extended to Facebook posts, actual statements
    existed within the record."

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