The Supreme Court of the United States said on Monday that it will hear two lawsuits against the major companies that own social media, in which the companies are accused of being responsible for terrorist attacks, and the plaintiffs want these companies to be punished. judgments to pay damages
Relatives of victims of terrorist attacks in France and Turkey have sued Google, Twitter and Facebook, alleging that the companies helped extremist groups spread their messages, radicalize and recruit new people.
The Supreme Court said that it will hear the case during its session that started on Monday, and it is expected that they will make a decision before the end of next June. The court did not say when it will hear the case, but it is known that the court schedule is full in the months of October and November.
One of the cases that the Supreme Court will hear is Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old American who was studying in Paris. The student was among 130 people killed by ISIS in November 2015.
Gonzalez’s family has sued Google, which owns YouTube, saying it helped ISIS release hundreds of videos that helped fuel violence and recruit new followers. Gonzalez’s relatives said that the company’s computer algorithms contributed to the spread of the group’s videos, delivering them to viewers.
