Supreme Court: Social Media not liable for ISIS Attack (Twitter v. Taamneh)
May 25, 2023·9K views·430 likes·95 comments
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Google, Twitter, and Facebook are not liable for terrorist attacks by way of hosting ISIS social media accounts.
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00:00 - Start
01:37 - The Taamneh Opinion: Introduction
03:25 - I: Factual Background
09:34 - We are here on a Motion to Dismiss
12:12 - II: The law - 18 U.S.C. 2333
14:31 - III: Analysis - 2333
15:29 - Halberstam v. Welch - aiding and abetting
21:16 - Applying Halberstam
22:05 - Aiding and Abetting Common-law
35:39 - IV: Applying Halberstam to Taamneh
45:52 - The Ninth Circuit's Ruling
49:51 - The Google Case
51:36 - V. Conclusions
53:28 - Justice Jackson's Concurrence
54:46 - Leonard Thoughts
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