Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New York Times Upfront; facebook and free speech

     Facebook is a place where you can say what you are doing and what you are thinking and share it with the world. Nowadays companies are keeping up with these social networks and watching what employees are saying. They take these posts into consideration when hiring as well. Some companies have even fired employees after they read some of said employees posts. Some employees argue that this kind of action is unconstitutional and violates the first amendment. Some companies argue back that it is in fact constitutional and that they are just checking up on their employees and or future employees.

       The author here is trying to inform the world on the issue at stake here. The apparent side of the author seems to be neutral the focus is more on how the reader responds to the actions of the companies and the opinions of the employees.What is your view on the topic?