In hearing Gonzalez v. Google, the Supreme Court was reluctant to embrace the arguments that Google was liable for an Islamic State attack that killed a U.S. exchange student. They were also reluctant to favor restrictions on Sections 230, a law Congress enacted to protect the internet companies from lawsuits. (The Washington Post, February 21, 2023, by Robert Barnes, Cristiano Lima and Will Oremus with Gerrit De Vynck)
The proceedings offered no indication the court was bent on wiping out Section 230, long a target of conservatives and questioned by some progressives. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said an adverse opinion on Section 230 could “crash the digital economy,” and other justices voiced concerns, and with Kavanaugh, wanted to leave any changes up to Congress. (SLATE, February 21, 2023, by Mark Joseph Stern)