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Fields v. Twitter, Inc.
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November 21, 2016
Twitter Again Escapes Suit Over ISIS Accounts
Twitter cannot be held liable for providing social media accounts to members of ISIS, a California federal judge ruled Friday, rejecting claims from attack victims' families that the company provided material support to the terrorist group by giving it access to the accounts.
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September 14, 2016
Twitter Looks To Nix Widows' Suit Over ISIS Accounts Again
Twitter Inc. asked to escape the latest version of a lawsuit brought by the widows of defense contractors killed by an ISIS operative in an attempt to hold it accountable for their husbands' death, saying Tuesday that it relies upon a theory that has already been rejected by the California federal court.
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August 10, 2016
Twitter Beats Contractor Widow's Suit Over ISIS Accounts
A California federal judge on Monday tossed a suit filed by the widow of a defense contractor killed in Jordan alleging that Twitter Inc. enabled terrorist group ISIS to perpetuate the attack, saying the social media company can't be held responsible for a third party's conduct.
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May 04, 2016
Twitter Liable For ISIS Use, Contractor Widow Says
The widow of a U.S. contractor killed by ISIS told a California federal judge Wednesday not to allow Twitter Inc. to escape liability for her husband's death, saying the social media company provided a platform for the terrorist group to raise funds and recruit.
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March 11, 2016
Twitter Not Responsible For ISIS Tweets, Court Hears
Twitter Inc. on Thursday told a California federal judge that it cannot be liable for the Islamic State group-linked killing of a defense contractor in Jordan, saying that a widow's suit against the social media company should be tossed because the Communications Act immunizes it for users' conduct.
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January 13, 2016
Murdered Contractor's Widow Sues Twitter For Enabling ISIS
The widow of an American defense contractor recently killed in a mass shooting in Jordan filed a suit in California federal court Wednesday accusing Twitter Inc. of supporting terrorism by knowingly allowing terrorist group ISIS to further its cause by communicating through the social media service.