Private Speech News Today

Can a public official block someone from their personal social media accounts?"They are thus free to block users from their personal social media pages, unless they chose to operate those pages in their official capacities instead," he said.

America is the only Western nation that does not criminalize “hate speech.” Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most nations of Europe already do so. The United Nations relentlessly pressures the remaining holdouts to follow suit: “As a matter of principle,” says the U.N. Secretary-General, “the United Nations must confront hate speech at every turn.”

WATERTOWN - The NYS Tug Hill Commission will host an online webinar for town and village boards titled “Regulating Private Speech: Sign Regulations & the First Amendment” from 6-7 p.m.