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…
Supreme Court Leaves Social Media Liability Shield Untouched
Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against Reddit Over Child Pornography
The Supreme Court refused to take up a lawsuit on May 30 against Reddit over its alleged hosting of child pornography on the social media website. The case is Doe v. Reddit Inc., court file 22-695. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its…
US Supreme Court Issues Major 9-0 Ruling | Facts Matter
Two high-profile cases that came before the U.S. Supreme Court truly had the legal teams at Big Tech sweating bullets because they gave the court an opportunity to reevaluate Section 230. Section 230 is the legal provision that exempts online platforms like Google, Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter from being held liable for content that’s posted…
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Twitter, Google, and Facebook in Liability Case over User-Posted Content
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Twitter, Google, and Facebook, finding in a pair of decisions on May 18 that the Silicon Valley giants are shielded from liability for content posted by users. The lawsuits arose after Islamic terrorist attacks claimed victims’ lives overseas. Their families argued that the Big Tech companies were liable because…
Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade Agreement Could Further Strengthen Big Tech Monopolies, Lawmakers Warn
A coalition of congressional Republicans are speaking out against President Joe Biden’s proposal for a trade agreement they say could further strengthen Big Tech monopolies. In a letter (pdf) to relevant U.S. officials, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), joined by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) along with Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and…
PREMIERING NOW: Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse
“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…
Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse
“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…
PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse
“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…
Capitol Report: Chinese Nationals Make Way to Southern Border; New Sanctions Issued on Russia on Anniversary of War
Just ahead of sunrise, a line of illegal immigrants waits along the border wall in Yuma, Arizona, to be processed by Border Patrol. Where are they from, and what do they tell us about why they chose to come illegally? Marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden and Group of…
LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Feb. 21): 3rd Train Derails in Midwest in Just 3 Weeks; Biden Rallies NATO Allies in Poland After Putin Speech
A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Nebraska on Feb. 21. It was the third major derailment in the Midwest in less than a month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after its train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than…
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