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Allegations that Twitters hosting of unrelated content on its platform contributed to an Islamic State terrorist attack prompted Supreme Court justices to ask parties on Wednesday about what liability a business would have for dealing with Osama bin Laden.

“We could end up with an internet that is very, very different than what we’ve seen.”

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.

“Let’s say I retweet an ISIS video,” Amy Coney Barrett wondered aloud Tuesday during an argument that focused on a law known as "Section 230."

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.

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.

Under Sections 230, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are shielded from liability for the content users post. That's being challenged.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that could strip social media companies of the protection they have against lawsuits over what is posted on their platforms.