Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases About YouTube, Twitter Allegedly Facilitating Terrorist Groups
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases about the extent to which social media platforms may be held responsible when terrorist groups use the platforms to promote their cause.
Social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter say they shouldn’t be held responsible if terrorists use their websites.
Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act of 1996 generally prevents internet platforms and internet service providers from being held liable for what users say on them. This created “a broad protection that has allowed innovation and free speech online to flourish,” according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
The first case is Gonzalez v. Google LLC, court file 21-1333, an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The high court agreed to hear the case in an unsigned order dated Oct. 3….