The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on President Biden's student loan handout and cases that consider whether Twitter and Google can be held accountable for terrorism.
The Supreme Court unveiled its calendar schedule for February 2023 that includes a case on President Biden’s proposedas well as cases on Twitter and Google, representing some of the first opportunities for the high court to shape the power of Big Tech.
In the first case, the estate of Nohemi Gonzalez, a victim of the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, is aiming to hold Google liable under the Anti-Terrorism Act for recommending videos through its YouTube algorithms that were shared by the terrorist group ISIS. In challenging a U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals’ dismissal of three actions seeking damages, the plaintiffs argue social media platforms allowed ISIS to post videos and other content to communicate its message, radicalize new recruits and further its mission, according to the legal information website Justia. The plaintiffs also claim that Google placed paid advertisements in proximity to ISIS-created content and shared the resulting ad revenue with ISIS.
President Joe Biden speaks on his student loan handout as Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at the White House campus on Oct. 17, 2022.
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