Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sidestepped a ruling on the legal shield that protects internet companies from lawsuits relating to content posted by users in a case concerning allegations that YouTube was liable for suggesting videos promoting violent militant Islam.
The YouTube lawsuit accused the Google-owned company of bearing some responsibility for the killing of Nohemi Gonzalez, an American college student, in the 2015 Paris attacks carried out by the Islamic State terrorist group. "We therefore decline to address the application of Section 230 to a complaint that appears to state little, if any, plausible claim for relief," the court added.