Constitutional Law
Oct. 29, 2014
Holding parents liable for kids' online speech: a bad idea
Although born out of a desire to protect minors from online bullying, A recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision raises several troubling concerns.
A recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision found that parents could be held liable in negligence for failing to compel their son to remove an allegedly defamatory Facebook page. Although born out of a desire to protect minors from online bullying, the decision raises several troubling concerns.
The case, Boston v. Athearn, A14 A0971 (Ga. Ct. App. Oct. 10, 2014), involved a fake Facebook profile created by a seventh-grade student, Dustin Athearn, in the name of a fellow stu...
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