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At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.

WASHINGTON — 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

The United States Supreme Court justices expressed hesitation in ruling over the Section 230 case against Google due to potentially unintended consequences.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the first case challenging critical protections for tech companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to be argued before the high court.

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a landmark case that could transform the internet by scrapping decades-old legal protections for tech companies.

Section 230 currently gives internet platforms blanket immunity from any content that comes from a third party and, crucially for the day's case, even if it is pushed out as a recommendation by the website.

Whether Google can be held liable for recommending harmful content on YouTube is at the heart of a watershed case that could shape the future of the internet.

Justice Elena Kagan said she and colleagues "are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet."

In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern Internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack.

The Internet could soon face a significant transformation, courtesy of the Supreme Court. Justices heard arguments in a case questioning whether tech companies should be liable for content on their platforms. Currently, a decades-old law protects big tech. However, that could change with a landmark decision involving a 23-year-old college student whose family is suing YouTube's parent company, Google, for giving a platform to ISIS terrorists who murdered her.