Comments on: Illinois Supreme Court strikes down social media ban for sex offender

By: Luther S.

Luther S. — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:35:46 +0000

In reply to Maestro. I've been out since May 2013 when, in Tennessee, the law said we couldn't be on the internet.. when the Supreme Court said we could, my state allowed it.. I have been on the internet and social media ever since, and Facebook is the social media I use.. I tried others, I just like them as much..

By: BRAnDed

BRAnDed — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:03:46 +0000

In reply to Ryan. True, and no legislation stops private commercialized websites and certain geographical places from banning those with "the mark."

By: Maestro

Maestro — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:55:54 +0000

In reply to Ryan. You make up a user name for most all social media sites and the only one that demands your real name is Facebook. But they can’t really do much of anything if you make up a name. I’ve done it. Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, etc don’t ask to “make sure that’s your real name”.

By: DavidM

DavidM — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:42:13 +0000

Is it the states that are enforcing the Facebook bans or is it Facebook that is enforcing its own restrictions? This due to state pressure on them.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:11:01 +0000

The courts can’t ban you but the companies themselves can, also doesn’t stop them from restricting your access to computers and phones. My po only allows you to have a computer or a phone not both. This is something that really needs to be addressed as so much in this world revolves around internet access.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:08:00 +0000

Those sites have policies banning those people anyway, no legislation needed.

By: Just Sayin

Just Sayin — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:14:22 +0000

Florida Constitution Section 4 states: “Every person may speak, write and publish sentiments on all subjects but shall be responsible for the abuse of that right. No law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.”

In light of the persuasive present from Illinois, maybe we have a shot at this too.

By: Guy Hamilton-Smith

Guy Hamilton-Smith — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:56:47 +0000

Just an fyi — this decision is a few years old