US Supreme Court lets Twitter off hook in terrorism lawsuit over Istanbul massacre
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US Supreme Court lets Twitter off hook in terrorism lawsuit over Istanbul massacre
(Reuters) - The US Supreme Court on Thursday refused to clear a path for victims of attacks by militant organizations to hold social media companies liable under the federal anti-terrorism law for failing to prevent the groups from using their platforms, handing a victory to Twitter Inc.
The justices, in a unanimous decision, reversed a lower court's ruling that had revived a lawsuit against Twitter by the American relatives of Nawras Alassaf, a Jordanian man killed in a 2017 attack during New Year's celebration in an Istanbul nightclub claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
