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DENVER — Elected officials in Colorado can now ban people from their private social media pages for any reason under a bipartisan bill signed into law this week, a first-of-its-kind
A newly signed law in the state now allows public officials to block people from their private social media pages without a reason. The first-of-its-kind statute has prompted criticism from First Amendment advocates.
Gov. Jared Polis signed a first-of-its-kind law that gives lawmakers wide latitude to block people from their personal social media pages as the Supreme Court weighs the legitimacy of that practice.
Gov. Jared Polis signed a first-of-its-kind law that gives lawmakers wide latitude to block people from their personal social media pages as the Supreme Court weighs the legitimacy of that practice.
Its sponsor touts HB 991 as a way for defamed people to get justice. But the bill has alarmed free speech advocates, who say it silences critics.