| Gonzalez v. Google LLC | |
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| Argued February 21, 2023 Decided May 18, 2023 | |
| Full case name | Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al., v. Google LLC |
| Docket no. | 21-1333 |
| Citations | 598 U.S. 617 (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Holding | |
| The Ninth Circuit’s judgment—which held that plaintiffs’ complaint was barred by §230 of the Communications Decency Act—is vacated, and the case is remanded for reconsideration in light of the Court’s decision in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh. | |
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| Per curiam | |
| Laws applied | |
| Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act | |
Gonzalez v. Google LLC, 598 U.S. 617 (2023), was a case at the Supreme Court of the United States which dealt with the question of whether or not recommender systems are covered by liability exemptions under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which was established by section 509 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, for Internet service providers (ISPs) in dealing with terrorism-related content posted by users and hosted on their servers.[1][2] The case was granted certiorari alongside another Section 230 and terrorism-related case, Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh.
In May 2023, the court ruled unanimously in Twitter that the charges against the social media companies were not permissible under antiterrorism law. Gonzalez was sent back to lower courts on a per curiam decision with instructions to consider the Court's decision in Twitter.[3]
- ^ "In Gonzalez v. Google, SCOTUS Has Chance To Clarify Section 230's Meaning". Newsweek. January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Israeli NGO gets US Supreme Court nod in bid to hold social media accountable for terror". Israel Hayom. October 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on scope of internet companies' immunity from lawsuits over user content". NBC News. May 18, 2023.