新媒体时代律师助推美国网络言论自由发展

The Role of the Free Speech Lawyers in the New Media Age

新媒体时代的言论自由是美国言论自由领域中近年来出现的新课题,其产生与"新媒体"的迅速壮大密不可分。其中网络平台的言论自由保护和规制问题,已成为其中最为突出和核心的问题。美国作为言论自由保护宪政实践最为发达的国家,在网络平台言论保护方面也有其独特一面,供职于大型科技公司的律师在制定着全球网络言论规则即是典型范例。律师在制定企业言论政策时,无疑会受到美国宪法第一修正案带来的影响,同时需要关注最高法院关于言论自由案件的司法判决,更为重要的是综合理解公司的实际情况以及国会就言论自由所制定的一系列法律。

The free speech of the new media age is a new issue, which is in close relationship with the development of the world. The core problem is the protection and the regulation of the speech platform. America as the most developed country in the practice of protecting free speech of constitutional government is happening at top technology companies, which is undoubtedly influenced by the a- mendment when making the speech polices of the companies. In the meantime, when talking about the topic, the judgments of the Supreme Court and the situation of the companies and the rules made by the Congress should be considered as well.