Supreme Court Upholds Protections for Social Media Companies from User-Posted Content Liability
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The Supreme Court did not rule on whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects YouTube from lawsuits relating to user content, as a related case involving similar allegations against Twitter was unanimously ruled to be unable to bring claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The YouTube lawsuit accused the company of bearing some responsibility for the killing of an American college student in the 2015 Paris attacks carried out by ISIS. The court's decision means that both lawsuits are likely to be dismissed without addressing the Section 230 issues.
- Supreme Court avoids ruling on scope of internet company immunity from lawsuits over content posted by users NBC News
- Supreme Court ruling continues to protect Google, Facebook and Twitter from what users post CNBC
- Supreme Court finds Twitter not liable for aiding terrorists MSNBC
- Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content and leaves Section 230 untouched CNN
- Supreme Court rules for social media giants in cases over third-party content, declines to address Section 230 Fox Business
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