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May 18, 2023 · Invoking §2333(d)(2), plaintiffs sued three major social-media companies—Facebook, Inc., Google, Inc., and Twitter, Inc.—claiming that they aided and abetted ISIS and thus were liable for the Reina nightclub attack.
Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 598 U.S. 471 (2023), was a case of the Supreme Court of the United States. The case considered whether Internet service providers are liable for "aiding and abetting" a designated foreign terrorist organization in an "act of international terrorism", on account of recommending such content posted by users, under ...
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- Twitter, Inc., et al., v. Mehier Taamneh, et al.
Feb 22, 2023 · Holding: Plaintiffs’ allegations that the social-media-company defendants aided and abetted ISIS in its terrorist attack on a nightclub in Instanbul, Turkey fail to state a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2333 (d) (2). Judgment: Reversed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on May 18, 2023. Justice Jackson filed a concurring opinion. SCOTUSblog Coverage.
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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Gonzales and Clayborn but reversed and remanded for further proceedings in Taamneh. Twitter appealed the Ninth Circuit’s decision, and the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari on October 3, 2022.
Nov 13, 2023 · In Taamneh v. Twitter, Inc., 19 the district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. 20 First, Judge Chen found that the plaintiffs’ direct liability claim failed to adequately allege proximate causation. 21 He explained that the ATA’s “by reason of” language required a showing of “some direct ...
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this action against Facebook, Twitter, and Google— social media companies with billions of users world-wide. Plaintiffs allege that members of ISIS used the free communication tools that these companies make available to the public at large and “exploited” those tools in order to recruit adherents and “instill fear” in others. Pet.App ...
