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U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Twitter over Islamic State rhetoric
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:22pm EDT
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Twitter over Islamic State rhetoric
SAN FRANCISCO | BY DAN LEVINE
Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco ruled that Twitter cannot be held liable for Islamic State's rhetoric, but gave the plaintiff a chance to refile an amended lawsuit.
Social media companies including Twitter have faced pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism.
Tamara Fields, a Florida woman whose husband Lloyd died in an attack on the police training center in Amman last year, said Twitter knowingly let the militant Islamist group use its network to spread propaganda, raise money and attract recruits.
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U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Twitter over Islamic State rhetoric
SAN FRANCISCO | BY DAN LEVINE
Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco ruled that Twitter cannot be held liable for Islamic State's rhetoric, but gave the plaintiff a chance to refile an amended lawsuit.
Social media companies including Twitter have faced pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism.
Tamara Fields, a Florida woman whose husband Lloyd died in an attack on the police training center in Amman last year, said Twitter knowingly let the militant Islamist group use its network to spread propaganda, raise money and attract recruits.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-islamic-state-lawsuit-idUSKCN10L2CW
