The First Amendment of the Constitution gives Americans the right to express their opinions on matters of concern to them. It protects individual’s expression by guaranteeing freedom of speech. The supreme court in the past has broadly interpreted “speech” to include internet communication, art, music, clothing, and even “symbolic speech” such as flag burning. People try to hide behind the First Amendment right of freedom of speech when posting on social media. Posts including fake news, and cyberbullying have increased suicide rates among teens between the years of 2010 and 2015 after they had declined for nearly two decades (Press, 2017). People are usually are unaware if their posts create a threat to the safety and security to someone,
