May 18 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to rule on a law that protects Internet companies from lawsuits relating to content that is posted on their platforms by users.
The case before the court involved allegations that YouTube was liable for suggesting videos that promoted violent militant Islam. The lawsuit accused the tech company of having some responsibility in the killing of Nohemi Gonzalez, an American college student, in the 2015 Paris attacks carried out by the Islamic State terrorist group.
However, in an unsigned opinion, the high court sidestepped the issue of whether or not liability protections enshrined in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protected YouTube's alleged conduct.
"We therefore decline to address the application of Section 230 to a complaint that appears to state little, if any, plausible claim for relief," the court said.
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