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Three families of victims killed in a 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California have sued Twitter, Google, and Facebook, alleging that the tech giants knowingly supported ISIS by allowing it to build an online presence and recruit new members for attacks:
Similar lawsuits against social-networking companies have been dismissed by U.S. courts because of a law which immunizes online providers from liability over user postings.
Court records show that in previous cases, Google, Facebook and Twitter have said, while they are sympathetic to victims, they are not liable for what happened.
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The Official Colorado State Vegetable is now the "state legislator".
(Score: 3, Insightful) by WizardFusion on Friday May 05 2017, @04:16PM (13 children)
My first thought on reading this was "Oh just fuck off". Some people will just about anyone just to try and get a payout. The lawyers are to blame too, they should be disbarred for this sort of ambulance chasing crap.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Friday May 05 2017, @04:44PM
The victims' families are actually defending the shooter. He alone is responsible, and they just cannot accept that.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 05 2017, @05:13PM (6 children)
This one is especially specious because (as far as I'm aware) there's no evidence they were radicalized on any of these platforms.
This article [businessinsider.com] says:
"One law-enforcement official told CNN that the attackers look to have been "self-radicalized." Another source said the investigation is focusing on a workplace issue about religion more than the apparent ISIS connection."
(Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Friday May 05 2017, @07:17PM
I rather suspect this was part of their plan for a long time. They lied on the visa applications, hid their associations with particular groups in their home-country, etc. (She more than He from all accounts). Their California Mosque affiliation, and their own Mosque-shopping should have raised a few questions.
None of their background information was followed up or vetted until AFTER this event, because that wasn't politically correct in those days.
The families are shown visions of a shiny pot of money over at the social media companies, and the lawyer see an even bigger payout. Even if they win, the lawyers will get all the money. Its still not politically correct to go after the Mosque, and even the lawyers are afraid to enter that arena.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 05 2017, @07:54PM (3 children)
Well, self-radicalized can still mean externally inspired. Sure, maybe he did not accept orders nor be recruited from foreign agents. But really, do you think he designed a gun wielding, gay killing, alliance swearing moment as an original idea?
You know he saw crap like this on social media.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 05 2017, @08:36PM
You know he saw crap like this on social media.
Our system of criminal justice is based on evidence, not conjecture.
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Friday May 05 2017, @09:41PM
You know he saw crap like this on social media.
Even if that is true, he did not have to take the actions that he did; that was entirely on him.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 05 2017, @10:05PM
You know he saw crap like this on social media.
Also on TV, in newspapers, radio, podcasts, movies, cartoons, books, music, theater, games, D&D scenarios, LARPs, tap-dances, art galleries, in-person conversations, over the phone, in SMS, shouted or mumbled by the homeless, graffitied on the bathroom stall, on the back of a McDonald's menu, and probably a few other locations I've missed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @12:45AM
self radicalized means they used the internet instead of being recruited in person like the us military does. it's radical to use the internet to learn about things instead of some authority teaching it to you like god intended. are you some kind of terrorist?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 05 2017, @05:59PM (3 children)
My little brothers friend died in a car accident. His parents went totally nuts, they blame everyone, including his fiance, "If you had just left earlier/later this would've not happened" etc. They lost their minds. And in this case some lawyers are taking advantage of the families.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday May 05 2017, @07:56PM (2 children)
Maybe, but if it results in shutting down Twitter it's worth it.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday May 05 2017, @10:06PM
Not gonna happen, Trump needs it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 05 2017, @10:10PM
I disagree. I recall hearing that the US president can send a text message to every cell phone in the country, in case of emergency. And you just know that the Agent Orange will use that if the Twitter goes bust...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 05 2017, @06:26PM
Some people will just about anyone just to try and get a payout.
Before somebody slips up and accidentally the whole thing