Fierce debate on the subject responsibility social networks for content posted by usersat the same time controversial recommendation algorithms the ones they use will continue to burn, but for now, without insoluble and far-reaching legal changes, at least United States of America. With the decisions taken on Thursday two terror casesHE Supreme Court American gave a vThe Triumph of Big Technology. Also, it has For now, platforms and networks are protected has granted them exemption from third-party content since the dawn of the commercial internet.
Two specific cases decided by the Supreme Court were presented by f.Families of victims of terrorist attacks by the Islamic State In this situation in Türkiye and France twitterthis network was blamed, also Aim And YouTubeafter allowing the organization to use them recruit members, collect money and advertise. The same was true in the case brought against him. Googleaccused YouTube of being complicit in the attacks. recommendation mechanisms to promote the videos of terrorists.
The Supreme Court dismissed both claims and sent the cases back to the lower courts. But he also refused to enter Chapter 230, part of LCommunications Ethics Act 1996 vital in the birth of the internet and which has hitherto exempted technology companies from liability for content posted by their users.
Political and legal debate
Episode 230 has been on the agenda for a long time. polarized and politicized debate In the United States approx. Freedom of expression. It is also in the center storm for technology applicationsin front of the hurricane due to the spread of disinformationon his recommendation hateful or harmful content or by creating and using features on their platform that make them addictive.
While tech critics believe it’s time to change this immunity, both the tech industry and digital rights organizations They warn that changes that impose responsibility could change the basic functioning of the Internet and even pose risks to individual users.
In a note included in the unanimous ruling in the lawsuit filed against Twitter this Thursday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that “other cases presenting different allegations and different backgrounds, different results”. But for now, the Supreme Court maintains the shield, which leaves Congress the option to make changes for now, given the division.
“At some point the Supreme Court will have to hear another case. This is a too big topic to avoid forever, However Episode 230 has at least a few more years to go.”, Alan Rozenshtein, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, told ‘The Wall Street Journal.