Comments on: Twelfth Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Materially Supporting Terrorists” Fails–Retana v. Twitter https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/12/twelfth-lawsuit-against-social-media-providers-for-materially-supporting-terrorists-fails-retana-v-twitter.htm Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Losing Streak Continues For Litigants Suing Social Media Companies Over Violence Committed By Terrorists – Curtis Ryals Reports https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2019/12/twelfth-lawsuit-against-social-media-providers-for-materially-supporting-terrorists-fails-retana-v-twitter.htm#comment-2455 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:18:12 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=20653#comment-2455 […] According to Eric Goldman’s count (and he would know), this is the 12th ridiculous “blame Twitter for terrorism” lawsuit to be tossed by a federal court. The dubious legal theory — one so dubious it has yet to find any judicial takers — is that Twitter and other social media platforms “allow” terrorists to converse and radicalize and do other terrorist things. What no one has successfully alleged is that Twitter, Facebook, etc. are directly or indirectly responsible for terrorist attacks. […]

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