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The First Amendment influence on social has provided certain protections to ensure users are able to exercise their freedom of speech on these platforms. 
Enterprise

Your post is protected, everything else isn’t

Posting opinions online takes seconds, but a few harsh words on social media could present months of First Amendment litigation and expensive attorney fees. While the Constitution limits which speech the government can regulate, those protections don’t extend to the private sector.


Jay Kalogiros-Pepper, a Wildlife Ecology and Conservation junior at UF, holds up a sign that reads “Stop AI Surveillance” during the “Deflock UF” protest at Turlington Plaza, Sept. 9, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
University

As states shut off cameras, student protesters call for UF to ‘Deflock’ campus

About 20 students led chants of phrases like “Big brother, we don’t want you” on Turlington Plaza Wednesday to protest the use of Flock Safety cameras on campus and around Gainesville. The protest follows a Sept. 1 decision by the Florida Department of Transportation to ban automated license plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras, from all state roads and highways.


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