Twitter Triumphs In Terrorism Lawsuit
  • 11 months ago
The Supreme Court has delivered a major victory to Silicon Valley by safeguarding online platforms from two lawsuits that could have had significant repercussions for the internet. In one case, Twitter was cleared of accusations that it aided terrorism by hosting ISIS tweets. The court's unanimous decision emphasized that social media platforms are no different from other digital technologies and should not bear liability for the actions of their users. The second case, Gonzalez v. Google, was dismissed, leaving intact a lower court ruling that shielded Google's subsidiary, YouTube, from a lawsuit alleging it aided terrorism through algorithmic video recommendations. The rulings are a victory for tech industry defenders of free expression and digital rights advocates.