Supreme Court rejects stricter liability for social media companies

Social media companies and online free speech advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected two efforts this term to impose greater legal liability for user-generated content posted online. In two unanimous decisions issued in May, the Supreme Court rejected claims that social media companies should be held secondarily liable for aiding and abetting terrorist attacks because of extremist content posted on their platforms. <a href="https://jasonmshepard.medium.com/supreme-court-rejects-stricter-liability-for-social-media-companies-ecbccfa6ff04">Read More</a>