Improving Communication with Public Officials on Social Media: Proposals for Protecting Social Media Users’ First Amendment Rights

Authors

Kendra Kumor, Fordham University School of Law
Evelyn Li, Fordham University School of Law
Nicole Rubin, Fordham University School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Democracy and the Constitution Clinic

Volume

January

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

Government officials undermine a key platform for communication with the public when they block users or delete their comments on social media. Those actions also often run afoul of the First Amendment. To address a problem that exists at all levels of government, this report recommends legislation that bans public officials using social media for official purposes from blocking users or deleting their comments, except when comments are unprotected by the First Amendment.

Recommended Citation

Kendra Kumor, Evelyn Li, and Nicole Rubin, Improving Communication with Public Officials on Social Media: Proposals for Protecting Social Media Users’ First Amendment Rights, January (2021)
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/faculty_scholarship/1113