Professors are entitled to speak out and publish on social media, argues report.
US faculty members are entitled to discuss issues relevant to the public on social media, argues a draft report. Academic Freedom and Electronic Communications, released on 3 December by the American Association of University Professors in Washington DC, notes that faculty members in some states have been suspended or dismissed for writing on Facebook or Twitter about controversial issues such as religion and gun control. Academics should be involved in creating social-media policies, the report says.
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Internet freedom. Nature 504, 473 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7480-473c
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