4th D . A U.S. court of appeals gave Facebook a thumbs up on Wednesday when it ruled that `` likes '' on the social network are protected as free speech under the Constitution . Circuit Court of Appeals ruled clicking ` ` like '' on Facebook is protected as free speech . Employees claimed they were fired after ` ` ' '' their boss ' s in an election . This ruling reverses an earlier ruling that said ` ` like '' were just printing presses .
4th D . Circuit Court of Appeals ruled clicking ` ` like '' on Facebook is protected as free speech . Employees claimed they were fired after ` ` ' '' their boss ' s in an election . This ruling reverses an earlier ruling that said ` ` like '' were just printing presses .