North Carolina
Less than a month after the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the right to make false claims, North Carolina has made it illegal for students to make fake social media profiles mocking school administrators.
Changes to the School Violence Prevention Act signed into law July 15 prohibit students from making fake accounts or posting real or doctored photos of school employees with the intent to “intimidate” or “torment.”
Students who violate the law can be charged with a class two misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and 30 days probation for a first offense.
Some have questioned the new law’s constitutionality, given that several terms are not defined in the legislation.
The American Civil Liberties Union
of North Carolina opposed the bill, but was only successful in getting
the line “with the intent to embarrass” removed from the original
proposal.
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