Internet Free Speech: Do You Know Your Rights?

In theory, individuals should have the same rights online as they do in the physical world. But in practice, this is uncharted legal territory. Perhaps the most contentious area is free speech law. “Your First Amendment rights exist in a digital space, just as much as they exist in the real world,” says Lata Nott, Executive Director of the First Amendment Center, in a new animated video. Nott goes on to explain how a group of Twitter users who were blocked by President Donald Trump’s official Twitter account took this idea to the courts—and won. Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT