The document discusses free speech protections in the United States as established by the 1997 Supreme Court case Reno v. ACLU. It also notes some restrictions and obstacles in lawmaking regarding privacy issues like employers requesting social media passwords and law enforcement accessing emails without warrants. International hate speech laws are mentioned to vary by country. Some progress in the US is highlighted, such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, FCC's Open Internet rules, and the Consumer Review Fairness Act.

3. Free Speech
Courtesy of 1997 Supreme Court case Reno v. ACLU

4. Some restrictions too, such as...

6. Obstacles in lawmaking

7. Congressional woes
• 2012: Congress blocked a proposed federal law
that would have prevented employers from
demanding job applicants’ Facebook and other
social media passwords.
• 2016: Congress failed to agree on the proposed
Email Privacy Act, which would have required law
enforcement to get a warrant before accessing
Americans’ emails and other electronic
communication

10. Hate speech laws vary buy nation

12. Some Progress in USA
• Digital Millennium
Copyright Act
• FCC’s Open
Internet rules
• Consumer Review
Fairness Act

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