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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Andrew Chung

US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companies unscathed

Visitors take photos in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, where today, written opinions in pending, argued cases, are expected to be issued, in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2023 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The U.S. Supreme Court handed internet and social media companies a pair of victories on Thursday, leaving legal protections for them unscathed and refusing to clear a path for victims of attacks by militant groups to sue these businesses under an anti-terrorism law.

The justices in a case involving Google LLC's video-sharing platform YouTube, both part of Alphabet Inc, sidestepped making a ruling on a bid to weaken a federal law called Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that safeguards internet companies from lawsuits for content posted by users.

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