on Monday stepped into the politically divisive issue of whether tech companies should have immunity over problematic content posted by users, agreeing to hear a case alleging that YouTube helped aid and abet the killing of an American woman in the 2015 Islamic State terrorist attacks in Paris.
Gonzalez was a 23-year-old college student studying in France when she was killed while dining at a restaurant during the wave of attacks, which also targeted the Bataclan concert hall. Her family is seeking to sue Google-owned YouTube for allegedly allowing ISIS to spread its message. The lawsuit targets YouTube’s use of algorithms to suggest videos for users based on content they have previously viewed. YouTube’s active role goes beyond the kind of conduct that Congress intended to protect with Section 230, the family’s lawyers allege.
EamonJavers SquawkCNBC What goes against section 230 & legal common sense is that carved out groups from the constitution are imposing rules on users who are actually under it. So the bourne intention of s230 to preserve freedom of speech for the people is actually extinguished. Which is plain mental.
EamonJavers SquawkCNBC Did anyone tell Musk!?
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