High Court:  Social Media Firms Did Not Give ISIS Knowing, Substantial Help

Mealey's (May 18, 2023, 1:18 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reversing a ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18 ruled that Twitter Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Google LLC did not provide any knowing and substantial assistance to the Islamic State Group (ISIS) in the 2017 Reina nightclub attack and, thus, did not aid and abet the terrorists in violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), as amended by the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)....