Virginia
20 states threaten legal action over DHS disinformation board
Call for it to be dissolved.
Data mining crackdown helped curb aggressive political targeting
Less data surveillance thankfully means less information with which to target people.
Teacher wins First Amendment lawsuit against Loudoun County School Board
Tanner Cross was suspended after his statements went viral. He took the school board to court.
The “right to control the commercial use of your persona” can be used to censor internet content, court rules
An unforeseen challenge to free speech.
Virginia schools sign up to Mark Zuckerberg-backed program that collects personal data
Parents aren’t happy that kids have been opted-in by default.
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Activists send lawyers after Virginia Sheriff for making prayer requests, saying “God bless” on Facebook
The “Freedom From Religion Foundation” wants it to stop.
Virginia Tech sued for ban on “hate speech” online and off-campus
Another college tries to police students’ speech.
A Virginia student was suspended over a Snapchat post. Now her case is going to the Supreme Court.
The case will be heard on April 28.