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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Barbara Ortutay

Explainer: Why Supreme Court tiptoeing past Section 230 helps Big Tech fueled by social media

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Google, Twitter, Facebook and other tech companies fueled by social media have dodged a legal threat that could have blown a huge hole in their business models.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered the reprieve Thursday by rejecting one lawsuit alleging social media platforms should be held liable for enabling a lethal attack on a Turkish nightclub and tossing another case back to a lower court.

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