Facebook, ACLU: Clicking 'Like' Is Free Speech

NORFOLK, Va. -Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech.

The case revolves around six employees who were fired by Hampton Sheriff B.J. Roberts after they supported his re-election opponent in 2009. One of those workers, Daniel Ray Carter, had "liked" the Facebook page of Roberts' opponent.

Facebook said clicking `Like' was the 21st century-equivalent of a campaign yard sign.

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