Gawker and the End of Free Speech, legal homework

1.What are your thoughts about the assertions made in the opinion piece entitled Gawker and the End of Free Speech?

2.Do you believe that the First Amendment protects online speech, even if that speech is perceived by individuals or groups of individuals as offensive? Does society in general have the right to penalize persons or entities that express hateful or offensive ideas online?

Write a 300 words(does not include resource page)  brief analysis about those two questions 

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