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Facebook 'Like' is protected speech

article published on 19 September, 2013

A U.S. court has ruled that using Facebook's 'Like' feature to show support for a political candidate amounts to legally protected speech. The decision was made by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a case involving the firing of a former deputy sheriff in Hampton, Virginia. He claimed that he had lost his job because during an election campaign, he liked the Facebook page of a ... [ read the full article ]

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Nosredneh
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_ 		20. September 2013 @ 12:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want a dislike feature added so I can really show how I feel.
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Nosredneh
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_ 		20. September 2013 @ 12:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did the fired guys win or loose? Were they rehired or not?
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