Lawsuits brought by families of terrorist attack victims will consider whether companies are responsible for users’ content
, section 230 protects companies such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook from being held legally responsible for content posted by users. Civil liberties groups point out the statute also offers valuable protections for free speech by giving tech platforms the right to host an array of information without undue censorship.
A crackdown on algorithmic recommendations would impact nearly every social media platform. Most steered away from simple chronological feeds after Facebook in 2006 launched its Newsfeed, an algorithmically driven homepage that recommends content to users based on their online activity. a cautious tone on section 230, saying that changes could trigger a number of lawsuits. Elena Kagan questioned whether its protections were too sweeping, but she indicated the court had more to learn before making a decision.
Even judges who have historically been tough critics of internet companies seemed hesitant to change section 230 during Tuesday’s arguments, with Clarence Thomas saying it was unclear how YouTube’s algorithm was responsible for abetting terrorism. John Roberts compared video recommendations to a bookseller suggesting books to a customer.
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