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Can now be held liable for the information it posted on there if youre a user. it also says those companies can remove content if it violates their laws. this is a family that is suing, gonzalez v. google is the name of the case. this is the family that is saying this young woman who was studying abroad in paris and was killed in an isis terrorist attack, she -- her death -- part of her death should be held liable by google because they say the algorithm that was created by google via youtube th...

Whole lot easier for you and your family to sit together. >> its a travel hassle familiar to any family traveling with kids. either shell out the extra cash for seat selections up front or try and wing it at the gate. now united airlines is rolling out a new seating policy to make the skies a bit friendlier, allowing accompanying parents and adults to sit next to children younger than 12 without paying extra. >> it takes away the question of what am i going to do with my kids on the flight. >> i...

The item says. >> and congress members from both sides of the aisle have complained, those in favor of section 230, argues facilitates true free speech, those opposed says it turns social media into more of a problem than it already is. in 2023, a similar case, we expect to get decisions in both cases from the justices by the end of june. back to you. >> john: looking forward to that, even though its a little bit of a wait. david, thank you. gillian. >> gillian: bring in our panel in you, juan w...

Likely address is the ongoing air quality and water testing. what more are you hearing from people who live there are actually weary testing efforts? >> reporter: a lot of residents remain skeptical. many who remain close to the derailment sites say they have headaches, runny noses, rashes, things they cant explain. the health clinic that is opening up today is supposed to address the health concerns from the residents. a lot of this is anecdotal. right now there is no definitive proof that anyt...

How angry are you guys at how all of this has been handled? >> were not angry. >> shes not. im really angry. >> i was not so angry as im getting now. because were so far out and we still dont have answers. >> reporter: you mentioned u.s. secretary pete buttigieg now weighing in. hes calling on a three-pronged approach, calling on norfolk southern and the entire freight rail industry, the u.s. department of transportation and congress to work together to devise new safety plans to prevent a disas...

A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Nebraska on Feb. 21. It was the third major derailment in the Midwest in less than a month.

Originally a part of the Communications Decency Act, Section 230 was passed by Congress in 1996 while the internet was still in its infancy. It protects online platforms from lawsuits that arise due to content posted or shared by its users.

This could end up chilling speech that has nothing to do with terrorist activity.

For the first time ever, the court will hear arguments over Section 230, the internet’s “Magna Carta.”

Prof. Adam Candeub, who led the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under President Trump where he was tasked with overseeing efforts to combat Big Tech censorship, is warning that an upcoming case before the U.S. Supreme Court risks strengthening Big Tech's legal defense for censorship.