Author: Mike Scala

Can your government representative block you on social media? Many have been asking this question. My councilman has blocked me and others with dissenting views. In today’s world, this is a very important legal inquiry. The First Amendment rights of both members of the public and the official are implicated. Courts are recognizing that social media is now the most important platform for political speech. An elected official’s page is often the primary avenue to interface with our government. If the page is an official’s public one, it is more easily seen as the government restricting rights. If it is...