Appeals Court Rules Cyber Bullying Not Always Protected by the First Amendment
A California appeals court has ruled that “cyber bullying” is not protected by the first amendment if the messages appear to contain the legitimate threat of physical violence. The appeal was the result of a case brought by a Westlake-area boy who was harassed online after launching a website attempting to promote his acting career.
The LA Times has more:
Incorrectly deducing that the boy was gay, classmates and others who visited the website left threatening and insulting messages, saying they wanted to “pound your head in with an ice pick” and declaring the boy “wanted dead or alive.”
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