In the US, a court has ruled that “liking” something on Facebook is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment. In doing so, the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a former deputy sheriff in Hampton, Va., who said he was sacked for “liking” the Facebook page of a man running against his boss for city sheriff. blogs.wsj/law/2013/09/18/court-facebook-like-is-protected-by-the-first-amendment/
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:53:01 +0000