Category: Communications Decency Act

Supreme Court Leaves Social Media Liability Shield Untouched

June 7, 2023
Big Tech, Censorship, and SocialismBusiness & MarketsCommunications Decency ActCompaniesFeatured TopicsJudiciaryMedia & Big TechPolicies & ImpactsPoliticssection 230Supreme CourtUSUS News
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The Supreme Court crackdown on social media platforms’ liability shield for user content that many observers expected in a pair of recent high-profile cases never came. Much to the relief of Silicon Valley, the Supreme Court sidestepped the issue in its much anticipated May 18 rulings in Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google…

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Supreme Court Struggles During Hearing About Lifting Section 230 Protections From Social Media Platforms

February 21, 2023
Big Tech, Censorship, and SocialismCommunications Decency ActFeatured TopicsGonzalez V. GoogleGoogleJudiciaryPolicies & ImpactsSupreme CourtUSUS NewsYouTube
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The justices of the Supreme Court struggled during oral arguments on Feb. 21 on the extent to which social media platforms should be held liable when terrorist groups use the platforms to promote their cause. Conservative and liberal members of the high court alike expressed confusion during a hearing that spanned 2 hours and 41…

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases About YouTube, Twitter Allegedly Facilitating Terrorist Groups

October 6, 2022
Antiterrorism ActCommunications Decency ActGoogleJudiciaryNational SecurityPolicies & Impactssection 230Supreme CourtTwitterUSYouTube
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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…

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Big Tech’s Big Moment Finally Arrives at Supreme Court

October 5, 2022
Big TechcensorshipCommunications Decency ActFirst Amendmentfree speechOpinionsection 230Social MediaSupreme CourtViewpoints
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Commentary In what is shaping up to be an action packed term at the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices upped the ante Tuesday, Oct. 4, by granting review in another banner case: Gonzalez v. Google, Inc. The case centers on interpretation of a law that has plagued social media users, especially conservatives, for some time by…

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