Google, Facebook And Other Internet Forums Face Supreme Court Reckoning – Report

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Legal protections that shield internet platforms from being sued for alleged harmful content posted by third parties could be affected by the Supreme Court in an upcoming hearing.

The federal shield law, known as Section 230, is facing a showdown after the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear a lawsuit against Google.

In that lawsuit, the Wall St. Journal reported, the plaintiffs claim Section 230 shouldn’t protect platforms that steer people to harmful content, such as terrorist videos.

Lifting that protection could usher in a new era of strict content moderation. Beyond the Supreme Court case, Texas and Florida state laws targeting alleged online censorship by Big Tech platforms also are under separate legal challenges that could rise to the Supreme Court.