CCIAMay 19, 2023

CCIA organized powerful amicus briefs in both #GonzalezvGoogle & #TwittervTaamneh, two watershed Supreme Court #internet cases decided yesterday in favor of free expression online.

Check out CCIA’s briefs here:

Gonzalez v. Google: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-et-al-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-gonzalez-v-google/
Twitter v. Taamneh: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-et-al-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-twitter-v-taamneh/

CCIA et al Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Gonzalez v. Google - CCIA

CCIA
CCIAMay 19, 2023
Dozens of orgs representing libraries, creators, & small businesses filed in landmark #internet cases #GonzalezvGoogle & #TwittervTaamneh asking #SCOTUS to protect websites from liability for 3rd-party content. Yesterday’s decisions were a win for #internet advocates everywhere.
CCIAMay 18, 2023
Today, the Supreme Court issued decisions reinforcing the protection of free expression online. Decisions in #TwittervTaamneh & #GonzalezvGoogle represent a vital win for the #internet, its users, & the multi-trillion dollar #digital economy it supports.
CCIAMay 18, 2023

In key wins for creators, #internet users, & #digital services hosting 3rd-party content, the Supreme Court today declined to hold websites liable for user-generated content.

CCIA is encouraged by the Court’s decisions in #TwittervTaamneh & #GonzalezvGoogle and is confident that these decisions will help settle this crucial aspect of #digital policy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/supreme-court-google-twitter-230.html

Supreme Court Sidesteps Ruling on Scope of Section 230

The justices ruled in one case that a law allowing suits for aiding terrorism did not apply to the ordinary activities of social media companies.

The New York Times
Show threadNonilexFeb 23, 2023
In the cases, #GonzalezVGoogle & #TwitterVTaamneh , the court could set new boundaries to interpret #Section230 of the #CommunicationsDecencyAct, a 1996 law that arguably supports the economic models of #SocialMedia & other interactive websites hosting #ThirdParty #content—& #Antiterrorism laws that allow victims of international #terrorist attacks to seek compensation from those who “#AidAndAbet” the assaults.
NonilexFeb 23, 2023

What we learned from 2 rounds of #SCOTUS arguments over #InternetLiability

The #SupremeCourt this wk wrestled w/arguments from #Google, #Twitter, & #Facebook (#META), in 2 sister cases that say the companies should be liable for “aiding & abetting” terrorist attacks allegedly tied to content posted to their platforms.

#Section230 #Section2333 #GonzalezVGoogle #TwitterVTaamneh
https://stocks.apple.com/A78Q8gjC0RpWvninuqA6AXQ

What we learned from two rounds of Supreme Court arguments over internet liability — Yahoo Finance

The U.S. Supreme Court this week wrestled with arguments from Google Twitter, and Facebook in two sister cases that say the companies should be liable for “aiding and abetting” terrorist attacks allegedly tied to content posted to their platforms. ...

Project DisCoFeb 22, 2023
#Section230 faces another challenge today as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in #TwittervTaamneh. Listen live now
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx
Live Oral Argument Audio