Bloggers need legal protection

Posted on December 10th, 2007 by Richard Catto 1,454 views

I was just having a conversation about blogging with a Facebook friend who I met more than a year ago on OkCupid.

She’s a teacher (outside of South Africa) and because of her profession, she told me, she feels she has to be circumspect in what she writes about in public. She told me that if she "had ANY OTHER JOB it would probably be acceptable."

So nevermind journalists who get fired for blogging about their screwed up working conditions, it’s practically EVERYONE who has gotten the message that if they blog about something their employer doesn’t like, they could get fired.

THIS HAS GOT TO FUCKING STOP!!!

What is the fucking point of having Freedom of Speech if citizens are not legally protected by their governments from their Evil Employers from censuring them using the threat of financial ruin? How can a blogger freely blog with the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads?

The question really revolves around the scope of the protection offered.

So what do you think should be protected and what should not be?

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