Supreme Court justices were wary of allowing lawsuits over algorithims that social media giants use to direct users to related content — even if that includes terrorism.
Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.
She said it was very difficult to draw a line between ordinary algorithms that tell users they may be interested in similar videos and those involving illegal content that would justify a lawsuit against YouTube.Kavanaugh said some feared it “would crash the digital economy” if websites were suddenly subject to all manner of lawsuits.
The case, Gonzalez vs. Google, asked whether YouTube could be held liable for using computerized programs that “recommended” Islamic State videos to potential recruits.
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