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Were trying to get the younger lawyers to set their vcr. there is obviously a lot of technical aspects to how these algorithms work. in some degree i think the court was inclined to support the companies because this is something that congress should look at as opposed to nine justices who have fleeting knowledge of the internet. the problem for the free speech community is that were not used to supporting these companies. these companies have an awful record of censorship. and many of us have c...

Years ago. yesterday the court considered claims that google allowed isis to post hundreds of videos online aimed at inciting violence and algorithms helped isis recruit efforts along the way. the audio of some of those deliberations inside the high court. >> the thumb nails is based upon what the all going if -- if >> the videos dont appear out of thin air. they must be targeted to something. >> dana: more on all this were live in washington. david spunt. >> its getting underway right now. yest...

Using Bluetooth, data is streamed to an app, where machine-learning algorithms distinguish singing from speaking, independent of ambient sounds.Acco

Using Bluetooth, data is streamed to an app, where machine-learning algorithms distinguish singing from speaking, independent of ambient sounds.Acco

Have -- would enjoy immunity only if they can prove that they took reasonable steps to address the abuse that persists on these platforms. that way if -- they would provide them a legal incentive to design content moderation practices. if they dont, then they end up in court and really thats i think with me, with the gonzalez family and countless others, thats what we want to see. the algorithms and behavior of social media companies changed. they can do it, they have the tools to do it and the ...

Repeatedly found that section 230 broadly protects internet providers from liability that stems from content third parties post on their platforms which you the crux of social media. what the family in this case is asking the supreme court to do is to hold youtube responsible for the death of their 23-year-old daughter who was killed in the paris terrorist attack in 2015 because this family says that not only did youtube allow isis videos to be posted on their site, but also, that youtube used i...

Terrorists unleashed gunfire, part of a coordinated city wide attack of bombings and shootings that killed 129 people. she was the only american. >> it was a terrible moment of my life that i cannot describe the pain. >> reporter: the gonzales family now wants youtube and parent company google to be held liable for her death. theyve lost in the lower courts but the supreme court agreed to hear their appeal and the lawyers will try to convince the nine justices the algorithms promoted isis affili...

So this is the family of that american student who was killed in paris in 2015. they want youtube and its parent company google held liable for her death at the hands of isis terrorists. they say that google not only allowed on youtube this terrorist content, these terrorist videos, but also that they recommended these videos to certain viewers. youtube is responding back saying, yes, we have these algorithms that make these certain recommendations but were broadly protected under section 230 wh...

Coming now from this court. and as my husband say, we just seeking for justifiable. >> the family argues algorithm to send content to users was not protected by section 230. in court the justices pressed lawyers to differentiate between whether big tech was recommending or providing harmful content online and whether the algorithms were neutrally applied through thumb nails. >> the numb nails from what i understand is based upon what the algorithms suggest the user is interested in. so, if you a...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the first of two Big Tech-related cases this week that have the potential to upend how online platforms handle content moderation and free speech.