The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with multinational technology companies over the families of victims of terrorist attacks who sued Big Tech, alleging they aided and abetted ISIS by allowing its propaganda to spread online.
Thursday's two decisions were unanimous. Writing on behalf of the court, Justice Clarence Thomas noted that the plaintiffs' allegations fell “far short of plausibly alleging the defendant aided and abetted” the terrorist organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Per The Washington Times:
The crux of the plaintiff's claims was that by letting ISIS content remain on Twitter — as well as Google and Facebook — the Big Tech companies were aiding the terror group in recruiting new members.
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A companion case weighed whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — which has been used as a legal liability shield for internet platforms — protected the companies from the claims they were promoting algorithms linked to ISIS terrorist accounts.
In that dispute, the high court also issued a unanimous decision against the families challenging the tech giants. The court again reasoned the families did not assert a viable claim against Google, the named plaintiff in that dispute.
In the case directly against Twitter concerning the Anti-Terrorism Act, the families of a person killed in an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, sued, arguing the company didn't do enough to keep the terrorists from using the platforms, which fueled the terrorists' power and reach.
The tech companies argued they couldn't be held liable for content posted by third parties on their platforms.
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Damn right. They should not be required to regulate free speech no matter how disgusting we find it.
my azz!
For the damn Cartels??
“The tech companies argued they couldn’t be held liable for content posted by third parties on their platforms.”
Weren’t the tech companies censoring information about the 2020 elections, COVID19, Ivermectin, Hydroxy-chloroquin and the vaccines, using the argument that they COULD be held liable for allowing “misinformation?” Sorry but you can’t have it both ways. If the families of terrorism victims cannot get relief, the families of COVID19 victims and the entire country suffering under the Biden administration SHOULD be able to. 🤨