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The power of Big Tech companies and the rise of artificial intelligence were the primary topics at the Senate confirmation hearing for nominees for the Federal Trade Commission.
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That recommended isis videos to users effectively helping to spread their terror message. >> today, the supreme court is hearing a case that could profoundly change the way you and i use the internet -- >> fundamentally disrupt the internet. >> reshape the internet as we know it. >> reporter: the court was being asked to decide if section 230 should still shield tech companies from liability or if the algorithms created to promote and recommend third-party content to users is a kind of editorial decision, speech they can be held accountable for. >> so meta, which is the parent company of insta...
Checked in again with candace and and cici. >> we're back. >> earlier the court avoided ruling and sent the case back to the lower court for reconsideration. the law remains unchanged. >> if the highest court in the land kind of declines to get involved, it's a deterrent. but you're not ending your lawsuit. >> oh, absolutely not. we're just getting started. >> reporter: despite her optimism, in late june, about a month after the supreme court left section 230 intact, the social media companies filed a motion to dismiss their case citing section 230. but mother and daughter are pushing on and b...
Hurt some people and we're not going to do it because we might be sued. >> reporter: in february, the fate of 230 which was still up to the supreme court which raised the question, what would happen to bergman's cases if it remained the law of the land? >> algorithmic recommendations are one of the things that make social media products unsafe for kids. but not the only thing. >> reporter: so your case doesn't rest on that alone? >> no, no. there's a reason why i brought tammy and other families there. it is going to matter. but i'm not going to give up. >> reporter: as for tammy's case, the d...