Chilling FB post: Elonis wrote Facebook posts that discussed killing an FBI agent and his wife
NEW YORK: A US appeals court on upheld the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who made threatening statements towards his then-wife and others on Facebook, in a case that probed the boundaries of freedom of speech on social media.
Anthony Elonis wrote Facebook posts in 2010 that discussed killing a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and killing his estranged wife, but claimed the posts were song lyrics and not threats.
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