Google Ads Are a Free Speech Issue

WebHostingGuy writes "A US Federal Court recently ruled that ads displayed by search engines are protected as free speech. In the case at issue, Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft were sued by an individual demanding under the 14th Amendment that the search engines display his advertisements concerning fraud in North Carolina. The Court flatly stated that the search engines were exercising their First Amendment right of free speech in deciding what ads they want to display."

Human Rights

[LainTouko]

Good to see the human rights of search engines being protected.

Ah, wait...

Re:Human Rights

[ack154]

Think of the search engine's children!

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[Donniedarkness]

Yes, I do.

Re:Human Rights

[quixote9]

Yeah. They're way more important that the human rights of humans. Money doesn't talk. It swears.

Winner!

[alexgieg]

Do you realize that, by this being published in Slashdot, the guy got more publicity than if he had simply been allowed to publish his ads on the three ad networks?

Before anyone else flames me

[rfc1394]

In the next to the last paragraph, the last line should read "there ain't that much room available." Now, if you don't like use of the word "ain't," then substitute "isn't."

Re:Human Rights

[roman_mir]

Think! (fixed it for you.)