Opinion: Court got it wrong in ruling clicking ‘like’ on Facebook not free speech issue

A federal judge ruled that clicking the “like” button on Facebook was “insufficient speech” to warrant protection under the First Amendment.

But First Amendment Center President Ken Paulson does not see how pressing the like button is any different from saying “I like such and such a candidate,” obviously protected speech. -db

From a commentary for the First Amendment Center, May 31, 2012, by Ken Paulson.

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