CCIA organized powerful amicus briefs in both #GonzalezvGoogle & #TwittervTaamneh, two watershed Supreme Court #internet cases decided yesterday in favor of free expression online.

Check out CCIA’s briefs here:

Gonzalez v. Google: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-et-al-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-gonzalez-v-google/
Twitter v. Taamneh: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-et-al-supreme-court-amicus-brief-in-twitter-v-taamneh/

Dozens of orgs representing libraries, creators, & small businesses filed in landmark #internet cases #GonzalezvGoogle & #TwittervTaamneh asking #SCOTUS to protect websites from liability for 3rd-party content. Yesterday’s decisions were a win for #internet advocates everywhere.

Today, the Supreme Court issued decisions reinforcing the protection of free expression online. Decisions in #TwittervTaamneh & #GonzalezvGoogle represent a vital win for the #internet, its users, & the multi-trillion dollar #digital economy it supports.

In key wins for creators, #internet users, & #digital services hosting 3rd-party content, the Supreme Court today declined to hold websites liable for user-generated content.

CCIA is encouraged by the Court’s decisions in #TwittervTaamneh & #GonzalezvGoogle and is confident that these decisions will help settle this crucial aspect of #digital policy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/supreme-court-google-twitter-230.html

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Google and Twitter regarding their respective court cases on Section 230 (Gonzalez vs. Google and Twitter Inc. vs Taamneh, respectively). Section 230 lives another day!

https://www.engadget.com/supreme-court-rules-in-twitter-and-youtubes-favor-in-terrorism-liability-cases-162246181.html

#GonzalezVsGoogle #TwitterVsTaamneh #Google #Twitter #SupremeCourt #Section230 #GonzalezVGoogle #TwitterVTaamneh

"We therefore decline to address the application of Section §230 to a complaint that appears to state little, if any, plausible claim for relief,” #SCOTUS #Section230 #GonzalezVGoogle https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4010347-supreme-court-punts-ruling-on-breadth-of-tech-companies-liability-shields/

Before today's @JudiciaryDems subcommittee hearing on #Section230 and #GonzalezVGoogle, read @CCIAnet president @MSchruers' post detailing the history and importance of 230
https://www.project-disco.org/competition/020623-supreme-court-to-hear-first-ever-section-230-case/

In advance of today's @JudiciaryDems subcommittee hearing on #Section230 and #GonzalezVGoogle, read @CCIAnet director of research and economics @econwags@twitter.com' post outlining the economic distortions a ruling against Google in the case would create
https://buff.ly/41zjYWp

Before today's @JudiciaryDems@twitter.com subcommittee hearing on #Section230 and #GonzalezVGoogle, read @CCIAnet president @MSchruers' post explaining the history and importance of 230
https://www.project-disco.org/competition/020623-supreme-court-to-hear-first-ever-section-230-case/

Linked post provides an article that has "good brief overview of why Section 230 is...[important]...for how the internet works in the US, and what the likely implications are after the Supreme Court issues their decision in Gonzalez v. Google."

https://hcommons.social/@dkompare/109925960991063345

#SCOTUS #GonzalezVGoogle
#Internet
#InternetRegulation
#InternetCensorship
#InternetFreedoms #InternetFreedom
#USPolitics #USPol #Politics

#Section230 has been making headlines this week because of the case of #GonzalezvGoogle. But what exactly is it? And why should we care regardless of if we're in the U.S. or not?

Natalie Campbell explains...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsN2fAMe_7I

In the cases, #GonzalezVGoogle & #TwitterVTaamneh , the court could set new boundaries to interpret #Section230 of the #CommunicationsDecencyAct, a 1996 law that arguably supports the economic models of #SocialMedia & other interactive websites hosting #ThirdParty #content—& #Antiterrorism laws that allow victims of international #terrorist attacks to seek compensation from those who “#AidAndAbet” the assaults.

What we learned from 2 rounds of #SCOTUS arguments over #InternetLiability

The #SupremeCourt this wk wrestled w/arguments from #Google, #Twitter, & #Facebook (#META), in 2 sister cases that say the companies should be liable for “aiding & abetting” terrorist attacks allegedly tied to content posted to their platforms.

#Section230 #Section2333 #GonzalezVGoogle #TwitterVTaamneh
https://stocks.apple.com/A78Q8gjC0RpWvninuqA6AXQ

https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/2/21/23608851/supreme-court-gonzalez-google-section-230-internet-twitter-facebook #GonzalezvGoogle #Section230 #SCOTUS

@adi_robertson for The Verge: The oral arguments for Gonzalez v. Google covered a surprisingly nuanced series of real-world concerns.

"We're a court. We really don't know about these things. These are not the nine greatest experts on the internet," said Justice Kagan early during oral arguments.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23608949/supreme-court-section-230-gonzalez-google-youtube-algorithm-oral-arguments

#SCOTUS #USPol #GonzalezvGoogle #Court #Section230 #Tech #Google #TheVerge #AdiRobertson

@adi_robertson for The Verge: The oral arguments for Gonzalez v. Google covered a surprisingly nuanced series of real-world concerns.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/21/23608949/supreme-court-section-230-gonzalez-google-youtube-algorithm-oral-arguments

#SCOTUS #USPol #GonzalezvGoogle #Court #Section230 #Tech #Google #TheVerge #AdiRobertson

RT @morar
"These are not the nine greatest experts on the Internet" - Justice Kagan with the quote of the day for #GonzalezvGoogle

“#SupremeCourt justices suggested Tues that they might move cautiously in their first examination of the federal #law that protects #internet companies from lawsuits concerning the platforms’ posting of #content from third parties.

By Robert Barnes. @washingtonpost

#NotAnExpert #GonzalezVGoogle #SCOTUS #InternetLaw #Section230 #§230
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/21/google-supreme-court-gonzales-isis/

So what did people think of the #gonzalezvgoogle #sec230 oral arguments this morning?

Hello. I have a lot of notes and a lot of thoughts. Join @ProgressChamber at our press conference in 30 minutes:
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#Section230 #GonzalezvGoogle