John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case that could decide whether Big Tech companies have broad immunity for the content they create and provide to their users. The high court is reviewing a Ninth Circuit Court ruling in Gonzalez v. Google, LLC, which decided that, under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Google is wholly immune from lawsuits arising from its recommendations of content posted on YouTube — a platform it owns. We filed a friend of the court brief last December, urging the Supreme Court to reject that erroneous interpretation of Section 230 and reverse the Ninth Court’s decision, arguing that Section 230 does not grant blanket immunity to social media companies for content they create and recommend. In Gonzalez, the plaintiffs are relatives of a U.S. citizen murdered by ISIS terrorists in France. They allege that Google aided, abetted, and/or provided substantial assistance to ISIS when it recommended ISIS-produced terrorist videos to its users, thereby violating the Anti-Terrorism Act. Big Tech companies must be held accountable when they amplify threats of violence and disinformation on their online platforms. Through our amicus brief in this pending Supreme Court case and through our work advancing the Big Tech Accountability Act, we will continue to confront this unchecked corporate power and protect our democracy. In solidarity, Free Speech For People | 
