LP5 Assignment: Facebook, Freedom of Speech, Defamation, and Cyberbullying

LP5 Assignment: Facebook, Freedom of Speech, Defamation, and Cyberbullying

Directions: Read Case #1 on pages 220 – 222 in the textbook. Write a 2 – 3 page paper discussing freedom of speech, defamation, and cyberbullying on Facebook. Include discussion from the follow up questions.

Your paper should address the following:

Why is Facebook protected from liability for content posted by third parties? Should Facebook be held liable?
How is a student's freedom of speech restricted on social media sites such as Facebook?
Should Taylor Wynn and McKenzie Barker have been prosecuted despite the victims’ attitude that the teasing would pass? How should cyberbullying laws be implemented?

Your paper must follow these guidelines:

Double-spaced
12 point Times font
1 inch margins
Quotes over 3 lines, Reference page, and title page do not count in page total
At least 3 references used (textbook and two Internet resources)
APA format (title page, citations, Reference page)
Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation