March 12, 2016
The ACLU is headed back to South by Southwest Interactive, an annual technology conference for entrepreneurs, policy advocates, and others in the tech community. Read more
Free Speech
Our support of the Bill of Rights and the first amendment right to free speech is unequivocal. This includes challenging activities or actions that seek to curtail, limit or erase the free speech of others. However, we reserve the right to exercise our free speech by critiquing the speech of others, such as hateful speech, that is contrary to our core values, which support liberty and justice for all.
ACLU responds to excessive force used on protesters. Read more
ACLU defends "I can't breathe" t-shirts at school... Read more
Your free speech rights at demonstrations and protests. Know Your Rights
ACLU Guide: How Companies Can Protect Privacy and Free Speech Read More
Events
Publication
Privacy & Free Speech: It’s Good for Business is your essential guide to avoiding costly privacy and free speech missteps that can destroy user trust, lead to government investigations and expensive lawsuits, and damage the bottom line... Read more »
Blog
March 1, 2016
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When Twitter released its most recent transparency report in late February, users got their first glimpse into the content the company removes for violating its terms of service after it receives formal legal demands. This is a step forward. Read more »
Case
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ACLU Foundation of Northern California has settled a lawsuit with the Manteca Unified School District after two high school officials chastised and censored a student for wearing a shirt to school identifying herself as a proud member of the LGBT... Read more
News
February 17, 2016
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Last night, the Manteca Unified School District voted to update the dress code as part of a settlement with the ACLU of Northern California, which sued two Sierra High School officials on behalf of a lesbian student in October 2015. Eleventh-grader... Read more
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February 17, 2016
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It all started with a t-shirt. I was at the mall, and I saw a shirt I knew I had to buy. It said “NOBODY KNOWS I’M A LESBIAN.” It made me laugh because pretty much everybody knows I’m a lesbian. My school tried to stop me from wearing it. Read more »
Blog
February 10, 2016
The privacy and free speech mistakes of tech companies led to tons of embarrassing and costly stories last year. These missteps could've been avoided with better planning and processes in place, but many companies lack the resources to navigate this... Read more »
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December 18, 2015
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Facebook just announced concrete changes to its harmful “real name” policy. Following up on its promise to groups including the ACLU of California, the changes are meant to reduce risks such as abusive reporting and lockouts of users and their... Read more »
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December 11, 2015
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Never has it been more important for students to know their rights, especially in the face of increasing police presence in our schools. Look no further than what happened in Columbia, South Carolina last month, where video footage showed a school... Read more »
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October 30, 2015
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In response to the demands of a global coalition, Facebook announced changes on Oct. 30 to its user name policy designed to reduce abusive targeting and increase due process for users. Read more »