Reading the article "Are Facebook 'Likes' Protected by the First Amendment" in Upfront magazine I realize that the Supreme Court of our nation has a number of important desicons to make about new technological advances. The First Amendment says that anyone has freedom of speech. Apparently not for Daniel Ray Carter. "Carter suspected that he lost his job because he'd recently "liked" the Facebook page of the person running for sheriff against hid boss," ( Brara page 21) Carter realized that it was against the First Amendment for him to be fired so he sued his boss. Unfortunately for Daniel Ray Carter last spring Judge Raymond A. Jackson of the Federal District Court that is in Norfolk ruled in opposition of Carter. Judge Raymond A. Jackson stated that clicking the "thumbs down" icon on a Facebook page is not protected under The First Amendment. I think that the Supreme Court need to either add to The First Amendment or make new law regarding new technological advances like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. If I was one of the Supreme Court judges then I would say that "likes" should now be part of The First Amendment because now we are in the twenty-first century and everybody not just in America, but all over the world needs to start living in this new century where everything is advancing. If someone chooses to think something then that is their personal opinion. Unless this opinion gets out of hand or goes against a law that our country holds then if someone chooses to "like" or "not like" a photo on the internet there should be nothing held against them. Right now people have different opinions about situations similar to this one. I enjoyed reading this article and glad that I have the opportunity to blog about it. What do you think about "likes"?
Written by: Nicole P.
Nice job going in-depth, Nicole. I agree with you. If someone wants to "like" or "dislike" anything on the Internet, then the Supreme Court shouldn't get involved. People should be free to "like" something on a website. One thing, it's kind of hard to read your response. You might want to consider choosing a different font type.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your views and response to the artical "Are Facebook Likes Protected By The First Amendment". I agree with Judge Jackson that Mr. Carter clicking the "thumbs down" on Facebook should not be protected under the First Amendment. I say this because speaking is a totally different action than clicking a "like" button that requires no verbal response on the part of the participant. Though we have the right and freedom to do this, in my opinion it is not speech. When the constitution was written, the people writing it had no idea what life would be like in the future. I think there should be a new amendment created to the constitution that addresses issues we face today with electronic media and social networking. You did a great job on your response Nicole.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great response Nicole! I totally agree with you, I dont think the government should get into what you like and dislike! They're are more important things for them to focus on instead of caring about peoples likes and dislikes.
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