ISIS Victim Suit Ties Twitter Ads to Terrorist Propaganda
- Family of woman slain in Paris attack amends social media suit
- Google, Facebook, Twitter accused of profiting on ISIS posts
Women set up a picture of Paris terror attack victim Nohemi Gonzalez for her funeral service at the Calvary Chapel Dec. 4, 2015 in Downey, California.
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The family of a woman slain in the 2015 Paris attacks claims in a lawsuit that Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google profit from targeted advertising linked to terrorist propaganda promoting violence.
The case is one of several complaints in U.S. courts alleging that the social media giants have played crucial roles in the growth of terrorist organizations in recent years. The biggest hurdle facing such claims is a federal law that insulates publishers from liability for the speech of others.