[1/5] Visitors take photos in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, where today, written opinions in pending, argued cases, are expected to be issued, in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2023 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed internet and social media companies a pair of victories on Thursday, leaving legal protections for them unscathed and refusing to clear a path for victims of attacks by militant groups to sue these businesses under an anti-terrorism law.
The justices in a case involving Google LLC’s video-sharing platform YouTube, both part of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), sidestepped making a ruling on a bid to weaken a federal law called Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that safeguards internet companies from lawsuits for content posted by users.
They also shielded Twitter Inc in a separate case from litigation seeking to apply a federal law called the Anti-Terrorism Act that enables Americans to recover damages related to “an act of international terrorism.”
In both cases, families of people killed by
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