November 21, 2016
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.
September 14, 2016
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.
August 10, 2016
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.
May 04, 2016
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.
March 11, 2016
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.
January 13, 2016
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.