Six months after a hit man walked into Orlando ’s Pulse nightclub and afford blast , menage representing three of his victims havesued the world ’s biggest societal media sites , accusing them of providing ISIS with “ material financial support . ”
According to the lawsuit , Facebook , Twitter and YouTube ( which is owned by Google ) all “ ply the terrorist mathematical group ISIS with accounts they apply to propagate extremist propaganda , raise investment company , and attract unexampled enlistee . ”
Witnesses say Orlando shooter Omar Mateen declared his allegiance to the Islamic State during the shooting . Ultimately , he was found not be a fellow member of the grouping , but the attorney who filed the lawsuit says the social mesh are still to fault for making the “ explosive growth ” of ISIS possible .
“ Mateen was radicalized by ISIS using the defendants ’ tools for that express purpose , ” Kevin Altman , who is play the families of Tevin Crosby , Javier Jorge - Reyes and Juan Ramon Guerrero , distinguish FoxNews.com .
Similar lawsuits have fare poorly in American courts as social internet are generally trust to be protect by the Communications Decency Act ( CDA ) , which states on-line publishers are not responsible for exploiter - generated content . In August , for instance , a judgedismissed a class action lawsuit against Twitterfiled on behalf of ISIS victims kill in Jordan , mention the CDA in his opinion .
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In Europe , however , official have pressure the same companies to check down on hate speech promoting terror , which violate the European Union ’s online code of behavior . Earlier this calendar month , Facebook , YouTube , Twitter and Microsoft announced they wouldrenew efforts to bar the spreadhead of terrorist contentafter the EU threatened to pass on legislating forcing them to do so .
Unsurprisingly , at least one phratry member typify by the lawsuit saw the situation in much starker term .
“ I care we could get some regulations put in place , ” Juan Guerrero , whose son was killed in the Orlando shot , recite FoxNews.com . “ They have to do something to forestall these people from doing things like this . ”
[ Fox News ]
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