Prager University provides, among other things, short videos for high school, college, and graduate school-age audiences. It
Question:
Prager University provides, among other things, short videos for high school, college, and graduate school-age audiences. It shares them regularly on the internet, usually through posting on YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. YouTube openly invites the public to post videos and is “committed to fostering a community where everyone’s voice can be heard.” In its terms of service, YouTube requires users to accept all of its terms of service, which include the company’s right to remove or restrict content. Because YouTube had restricted numerous PragerU videos that treated such subjects as the Constitution and gun control, PragerU sued YouTube and Google, alleging violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Google countered that it was a private entity without any state involvement. Therefore, it could not be subject to a federal free speech violation claim. Should a federal court rule in favor of PragerU? Why or why not?
Step by Step Answer:
Business Law Text And Exercises
ISBN: 9780357717417
10th Edition
Authors: Roger LeRoy Miller, William E. Hollowell