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Free Speech
Courtesy of 1997 Supreme Court case Reno v. ACLU
Some restrictions too, such as...
Obstacles in lawmaking
Congressional woes
• 2012: Congress blocked a proposed federal law that would have prevented employers from demanding job applicants’ Facebook and other social media passwords.
• 2016: Congress failed to agree on the proposed Email Privacy Act, which would have required law enforcement to get a warrant before accessing Americans’ emails and other electronic communication
Hate speech laws vary buy nation
Some Progress in USA
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• FCC’s Open Internet rules
• Consumer Review Fairness Act