Cyberbullying of children through social media continues to be a persistent danger to children. However, attempts to curb it also continue to run up against defenders of First Amendment rights. Sam Stockard’s article, “Ketron to Reword Online Bully Law, ” looks at Senator Ketron’s attempts to strengthen online bullying legislation in Tennessee.
Once again, the Department of Homeland Security is being urged to increase its monitoring of Social Media sites for “threats”. Should you be worried about your privacy the next time you tweet or post to Facebook? Mark Hosenball examines the issue in “US Lawmakers Press for Internet Monitoring.”
A comprehensive post on the new Social Media guidelines from the National Labor Relations Board.
By Sharlyn Lauby, “How New Labor Guidelines Could Affect Your Social Media Policy.”
It’s likely not surprising to anyone that social media is playing a part in Occupy Wall Street. Here’s an article on just one instance of how social media is being harnessed.
By Drew Grant, “Occupy Wall Street’s Media Team Arrested, Secretly Film Events in Back of Police Van.” New York Observer.
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, here is another article on actions brought over employees posting critical comments on Facebook.
By Catherine Ho, “Business Abuzz About Workplace Rules on Social Media, ” in The Washington Post.
The National Labor Relations Board is being asked to rule on cases in which an employee’s use of social media has lead to an employer taking action, such as termination, of that employee. So far, the decisions seem to favor the employers.
Read more:
Sam Hananel, “Workers, Employers Clash on Social Media.” Chicago Sun-Times.
Ameet Sachdev, “Judge Backs Car Dealer.” Chicago Tribune.
A recent article by Ameet Sachdev in the Chicago Tribune discusses a report issued by the National Labor Relations Board “detailing the outcome of investigations into 14 charges of unfair labor practices involving social media.” Once again the discussion centers around the issues of free speech and determining how previous guidelines (in this case workplace rules) can be applied to the new forms of communication provided by social media.
The entire article can be read here:
“Social Media Emerges as Battleground for Protected Speech at Work”
Social media has played an important role in recent riots in both Canada and Great Britain. Laurie Penny considers the moral neutrality of social media in light of the recent British riots in “Keeping speech free is one way to rebuild our society.” Read the entire article here: