Supreme Court Case [on section 230] Could Destroy the Internet [video]

The Supreme Court case pertains to Section 230, which is a provision of the Communications Decency Act that protects websites from being held liable for user-generated content. If this provision were to be changed and websites were made liable for what users say, it could result in websites either shutting down or heavily policing content, potentially ending the internet as we know it.

The plaintiffs sued Google, claiming that YouTube's algorithms amplify violent and hateful content, exposing people to radicalizing content that encourages terrorist attacks. Google argues that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes them from liability for user-generated content.

The plaintiffs claim that Google is liable and not covered by Section 230 because they are not acting as publishers when they are creating recommendations, but instead produce content, namely that the recommendations themselves are the content. The plaintiffs claim that Google fails on its duty to "not support terrorists".