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January 04, 2022
9th Circ. Won't Revive Terror Aid Suits Against Tech Giants
The full Ninth Circuit has rejected bids to revive suits against Facebook, Google and Twitter for allegedly aiding terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, that a split panel dismissed last year under the federal liability shield for tech companies.
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June 22, 2021
Social Media Mostly Immune In Terror Aid Suits, 9th Circ. Says
Families of victims of the Paris and San Bernardino, California, terror attacks can't sue Google, Twitter and Facebook for allegedly aiding terrorism by allowing ISIS to post terrorist videos, a split Ninth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, while urging Congress to revisit a law shielding the platforms from liability.
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March 26, 2020
9th Circ. Mulls Congress' Role In Google, Facebook Oversight
A Ninth Circuit judge on Thursday questioned whether the families of terrorist attack victims have standing to allege Facebook, Google and Twitter violated the Anti-Terrorism Act by aiding terrorism, saying the issues are "broad societal problems" that may need to be addressed by Congress.