Twitter Judge Rejects Early Escape From Youth Exploitation Suit
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Twitter Inc. failed to persuade a judge to throw out a lawsuit sparked by two youths’ sexual exploitation by users of the social network.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco said during a virtual hearing Friday he has tentatively concluded Twitter should face an accusation it benefited from the display of sexual images of the youths.