Redefining Censorship in the Digital Age

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Date

2020-04-27

Department

Hood College English and Communication Arts

Program

Hood College Departmental Honors

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Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States

Abstract

This paper explores the First Amendment and its role in online communication. Three main social media networks Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are examined throughout this study. This paper examines these social networking site’s legal obligations, or lack thereof, to the First Amendment. Supreme court cases as well as smaller, isolated, cases are outlined. Three main categories will be covered as follows: fake news, shadow banning, artificial intelligence and law.