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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

Elon Musk to reveal inner workings of Twitter recommendation algorithm

The Tesla billionaire has been talking for months about making the algorithm open-source.

Fortune

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

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Medibank records profit rise despite data breach – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Furious customers scramble to cancel subscriptions to Postcode Lottery following devastating blow

Many have threatened to end their monthly subscription with some already having cancelled it

Manchester Evening News

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

A top European Union official says the powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria will require a huge reconstruction operation at a scale “never seen before.”

The Independent UK

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...

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Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

ABC News

U.S. Supreme Court raises doubts about suit against Twitter over Istanbul massacre

The U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Wednesday toward a lawsuit against Twitter Inc by the family of a Jordanian man killed in an Istanbul nightclub massacre as they weighed for a second straight day whether to hold internet companies accountable for contentious content posted by users.

Reuters

Piers Morgan slams Harry and Meghan as they break silence on South Park episode

Piers Morgan got a roasting of his own on Twitter on Tuesday night, as the broadcaster received a very mixed reaction to his latest comments about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and that infamous South Park episode

Daily Mirror

Brickbat: Watch What You Say

Indian tax officials raided the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai. The raids came weeks after the Indian government declared a BBC documentary on deadly 2002 riots in the state of Gujarat to be propaganda and used emergency powers to ban it from YouTube, Twitter, and other…

Reason

‘This is where I draw the line’: when stan accounts turn against their idols

Hardcore fans build online lives around their favorite stars. But some behavior is too upsetting for them to endorse

The Guardian - US

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

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.

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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.

Reason

Nostr and the Decentralized Future of Social Media Is Here: Live with NVK, Will Casarin, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of the decentralized protocol Nostr with NVK, Damus app creator Will Casarin, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller.

Fortune

Big Tech goes back to moving fast and breaking things

Thanks to financial woes and an A.I. arms race, it’s back to the future.

The Conversation

Five emerging trends that could change our lives online

The way we live our lives online is rapidly changing. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and innovations such as blockchain – a kind of digital record for transactions — are set to transform the online world, affecting everything from social media to how people and businesses make money from their…

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Warning as cruel scammers use fake appeals to profit from Turkey-Syria earthquakes

People who want to donate to help people affected by the disaster are urged to ensure that their money does not fall into the hands of fraudsters

The Independent UK

Trump hits out at ‘boring’ Twitter and Facebook and dismisses his return

‘I think I get a very strong word out on Truth, and there’s something very beautiful about it,’ Trump says

The Guardian - UK

BBC removes false Will Ferrell story based on parody Twitter account

User with paid-for blue tick verification, not actor, apologised to Sunderland football fans after match

The Independent UK

Toxic influencer Andrew Tate to spend another 30 days behind bars

Romanian court lengthens arrest warrants of Mr Tate, his brother and two other suspects

The Independent UK

How a Supreme Court case against Google could upend the internet

The family of a 2015 terror attack victim will try to prove that YouTube’s algorithm aided Islamic State in spreading its propaganda, in a case that could transform the internet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Section 230: the rule before the Supreme Court that made the modern internet, explained

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday about whether the family of an ISIS terrorism victim from California can sue Google, whose YouTube algorithms, they say, helped extremists spread their message and attract recruits.

Salon

McCarthy gives Tucker Jan. 6 footage

Jan. 6 committee members raised "significant security concerns" over the release

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