WASHINGTON : In 2021, a California state court threw out a feminist blogger's lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of unlawfully barring as 'hateful conduct' posts criticizing transgender people. In 2022, a federal court in California tossed a lawsuit by LGBT plaintiffs accusing YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc, of restric
WASHINGTON : In 2021, a California state court threw out a feminist blogger's lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of unlawfully barring as"hateful conduct" posts criticizing transgender people. In 2022, a federal court in California tossed a lawsuit by LGBT plaintiffs accusing YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc, of restricting content posted by gay and transgender people.
"There's going to be more lawsuits than there are atoms in the universe," law professor Eric Goldman of the University of Santa Clara Law School's High Tech Law Institute said. A ruling against the company could create a"litigation minefield," Google told the justices in a brief. Such a decision could alter how the internet works, making it less useful, undermining free speech and hurting the economy, according to the company and its supporters.
Calls have come from across the ideological and political spectrum - including Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump - for a rethink of Section 230 to ensure that companies can be held accountable. Biden's administration urged the justices to revive the Gonzalez family's lawsuit.Civil rights, gun control and other groups have told the justices that platforms are amplifying extremism and hate speech.
Legal claims often allege breach of contract, fraudulent business practices or violations of state anti-discrimination laws, including based on political views. A separate lawsuit by transgender YouTube channel creator Chase Ross and other plaintiffs accused the video-sharing platform of unlawfully restricting their content because of their identities while allowing anti-LGBT slurs to remain. A judge blocked them, citing Section 230.Gonzalez, who had been studying in Paris, died when militants fired on a crowd at a bistro during the rampage that killed 130 people.
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