Freedom of Speech or Defamation? Expressing Yourself on the Web

Kids, Technology, Computers
Cover of the book Freedom of Speech or Defamation? Expressing Yourself on the Web by Jason Porterfield, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
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Author: Jason Porterfield ISBN: 9781448883769
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc Publication: December 15, 2012
Imprint: Rosen Central Language: English
Author: Jason Porterfield
ISBN: 9781448883769
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Publication: December 15, 2012
Imprint: Rosen Central
Language: English

Digital communication has quickly become a dominant form of interaction in our society and worldwide. The instantaneous convenience of conversation and dialog with friends down the street or strangers halfway across the globe is a wondrous technological development and one with enormous potential for relationship-strengthening, idea-sharing, and community-building. Yet the anonymity of digital communication and self-expression also provides some users with a false sense of impunity. They feel encouraged to say things they wouldn't say in a face-to-face encounter. Some of these posts can be bullying; some can involve hate speech or defamation. Readers will walk the line that separates harsh but legitimate criticism, which is protected by free speech provisions of the Constitution, from defamation and other illegal forms of expression. They also wade into these troubled waters, sort through the major legal precedents, and are provided with some invaluable guidelines to follow when expressing themselves or communicating with others via the Internet.

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Digital communication has quickly become a dominant form of interaction in our society and worldwide. The instantaneous convenience of conversation and dialog with friends down the street or strangers halfway across the globe is a wondrous technological development and one with enormous potential for relationship-strengthening, idea-sharing, and community-building. Yet the anonymity of digital communication and self-expression also provides some users with a false sense of impunity. They feel encouraged to say things they wouldn't say in a face-to-face encounter. Some of these posts can be bullying; some can involve hate speech or defamation. Readers will walk the line that separates harsh but legitimate criticism, which is protected by free speech provisions of the Constitution, from defamation and other illegal forms of expression. They also wade into these troubled waters, sort through the major legal precedents, and are provided with some invaluable guidelines to follow when expressing themselves or communicating with others via the Internet.

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