Court Rules That Banning Sex Offenders From Facebook is Unconstitutional

Banning sex offenders from using social media networks like Facebook is unconstitutional, according to a federal court. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago struck down an Indiana law passed in 2008 that prohibited certain sex offenders from accessing and using social media networks, if those sites were used by minors. The judges held that such a prohibition was a "blanket ban" that went too far by restricting free speech. The law "broadly prohibits substantial protected speech rathe...