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Supreme Court sounds split on whether social media firms can be sued for aiding terrorists

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded split Wednesday over whether social media firms can be sued and potentially held liable for aiding international terrorists.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 22, 2023

Supreme Court sounds skeptical on Twitter liability for terror attack - Roll Call

Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that terror attack victims could sue Twitter because the attackers used the site.

Roll Call · Feb 22, 2023

Rising threat from young right-wing terrorists radicalised in their bedrooms, MP warns

Sir Julian Lewis, who chairs Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, issued the warning as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

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Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban

High-level delegation visits Afghanistan’s capital, days after closure of major border crossing between two countries.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

Colorado Is the Latest State To Consider Rent Control

Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court considers another internet free speech case, the Department of Transportation pushes expensive new rail regs, and more...

Reason · Feb 22, 2023

US Supreme Court hears case brought by family of Paris attacks victim against YouTube

The United States’ top court is considering whether tech companies can be held accountable for content posted by users, after a case brought by the family of an American woman killed in the 2015 Paris attacks, who argued that the terrorists had been recruited to the Islamic State armed group…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2023

9/11 victims denied right to claim compensation from $3.5bn in frozen Afghanistan assets

A US district court judge refused to allow victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack to seize assets worth $3.5bn (£2.8bn) belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, citing the illegitimacy of the Taliban rule which is not recognised by the Joe Biden administration.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

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Germany Expels 2 Iranian Diplomats over Death Sentence

Germany said Wednesday that it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. Authorities in Iran announced Tuesday that Jamshid Sharmahd, a 67-year-old Iranian-German national and US resident, was sentenced to death after being convicted of terrorist activities. Iran claims Sharmahd…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2023

Beheading posts shared before terror killing, jury told

A Sydney man accused of a terrorist plot that led to the murder of Curtis Cheng allegedly chatted online about beheadings, bombings and the 'enemies of Allah.'

AAP · Feb 22, 2023

Supreme Court weighs tech giants' liability in terror case

The Supreme Court will be weighing whether Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can be held responsible for a 2017 terrorist attack on a nightclub in Turkey

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Cut Funding For The UNRWA To Support Israel

Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduces a bill cutting off funding for the UNRWA supporting terrorism & promoting antisemitism.

Zenger · Feb 21, 2023

Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening internet's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants

WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023

No ideological splits, only worried justices as High Court hears Google case

At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Judge bars public from court in NYC bike path terror trial

A federal judge has barred the public and media from a courtroom where defense lawyers say emotional testimony from victims has spoiled the death penalty phase of the trial of a man who admits that he killed eight people on a bike path on behalf of a terrorist group

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Pakistan's resurgent militancy is a 'Frankenstein monster' of its own creation, experts say

Experts fear the return of a vicious and bloody cycle of militancy as two terrorist assaults within weeks claim more than 100 lives in a country grappling with economic meltdown.

Dynamite News · Feb 21, 2023

NIA Conducts Raids At Multiple Locations, Targets Nexus Between Gangsters, Terrorists And Drug Mafia

The NIA is carrying out searches in 8 states in connection with cases related to a nexus between gangsters, terror groups and drug mafia. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Netanyahu deputy urges Israel to help defend Ukraine against Russian 'terrorism'

A senior lawmaker from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party called on Tuesday for the country to stop "fence-sitting" on Ukraine and provide it with military defences against Russia, which he accused of "terrorism".

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AAP · Feb 21, 2023

Terrorism level 'almost guaranteed' to rise: ASIO

Australia's director-general of security Mike Burgess says while the official terrorism threat level has been lowered, a terrorist attack remains plausible.

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2023

How two supreme court battles could reshape the rules of the internet

Lawsuits brought by families of terrorist attack victims will consider whether companies are responsible for users’ content

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

Islamist terrorism is rising in the Sahel, but not in Chad – what's different?

Since the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the emergence of Islamist-Salafist groups in northern Mali in 2013, the Sahel has increasingly been caught in the maelstrom of Islamist terrorism.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 20, 2023

'Significant milestone' in counter-terrorism training in Manchester ahead of 'Martyn's Law'

More than 500 venues and 1,000 staff members have now received crucial training

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Violence against women to be treated with same seriousness as terrorism under new domestic abuse register law

Violence against women will be treated with the same seriousness as terrorism under plans for a domestic abusers register, announced on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

UK Police Foil 15 Iranian Terrorist Plots

Police and the security services have foiled 15 plots by Iran to either kidnap or kill British or UK-based individuals it considers "enemies of the regime," announced the head of the counter-terrorism policing at the Met, Matt Jukes. According to The Guardian, Jukes confirmed that Iran International TV has "reluctantly"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Libya Seizes ‘Dangerous’ Weapons that Were to Be Smuggled to Egypt

Libyan security agencies announced that they have busted an attempt to smuggle “dangerous” weapons to neighboring Egypt. The smuggling operation was to take place through the Jaghbub oasis south of Tobruk city. Head of security in Tobruk, Sami Idriss said on Saturday the weapons were more sophisticated than the usual…

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