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[ PRIVACY Forum ] A Facebook Like Is Now Covered by the First
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Thu Sep 19 14:13:41 2013
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A Facebook Like Is Now Covered by the First Amendment
http://j.mp/17MwQI5 (Atlantic)
"Yesterday, however, that decision was overturned. A federal appeals
court ruled that a Facebook Like is, indeed, a form of expression that
is covered by the First Amendment. Clicking a button is, per the
decision, a protected form of speech."
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