Facebook Isn’t Responsible as Terrorist Platform, Court Says
- Victims and relatives alleged network helped in Hamas attacks
- Appeals court upholds 2017 ruling throwing out lawsuit
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Facebook Inc. doesn’t have to face a lawsuit by victims of Hamas attacks and their relatives who claimed that the social network unlawfully assisted the terror group, a federal appeals court ruled.
In a 66-page ruling issued Wednesday, a divided court upheld a judge’s decision to throw out the case, saying an interactive computer service is not the publisher of third-party information when it uses tools that are designed to match content with consumer interests.