The Supreme Court is about to consider a case on Section 230 of a federal law that exempts online platforms from liability for user content. Gonzalez v. Google concerns an American law student killed in a 2015 ISIS attack in Paris. The student’s family sued Google for violating the Anti-Terrorism Act for its algorithm recommending ISIS videos to other users. The suit claims in promoting terrorism, the algorithm was outside the scope of Section 230. (Slate, October 10, 2022, by Lizzie O’Leary)
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiff, the platforms would face legal challenges that would change the internet. (ABC News, October 5, 2022, by Max Zahn)