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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. At issue is how to interpret a 2016 federal law that gives victims of international terrorism and their survivors the “broadest possible basis” to sue those who aided and abetted terrorists. Washington attorney Seth Waxman, ...
    by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Feb 22, 2023 3 minutes
    The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on July 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C..

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded split Wednesday over whether social media firms can be sued and potentially held liable for aiding international terrorists.

    At issue is how to interpret a 2016 federal law that gives victims of international terrorism and their survivors the “broadest possible basis” to sue those who aided and abetted terrorists.

    Washington attorney Seth Waxman, representing Twitter, said the court should dismiss the lawsuit against the social media firm

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