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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 we're broadly protected under section 230 which does broadly protect internet companies. and these tech companies they're saying here now that ...

A pass? a little bit unclear. on the other hand, we're a court, we really don't know about these things. you know these are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet. isn't that something for congress to do, not the court? >> so the justices really struggled here to understand the issues in this case and to decide what to do here. abby, this won't be the last that they'll here on the issue. this is the first of two cases they'll hear the other one tomorrow. all of these cases will determine should social media companies be held liable for terrorist content posted on their sites. the b...

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Legally speaking. the change is unlikely to come from members of congress but rather the score. two cases to the high court challenged 230 the law that shields social media companies from getting sued over third party content on their site. one suit that scotus will take up accuses youtube's ago chrisms of spreading terror wrist content and that youtube didn't do enough to block terrorists from using the platform. >> they've been so focused on basically taking conservatives off the platform they've lost track of terrorist content and we've seen a massive proliferation of extremism concern with...

It the section 230. in one scotus will take up whether youtube's algorithm spread terrorist contest and others argued twitter didn't go far enough to block terrorists from using the platform. >> they've been so focused on taking conservatives off the platform they've lost track of terrorist content. no content moderation making sure it stays off the platform. you have a misuse of resources essentially. >> experts say updates to section 230 probably won't come from lawmakers in congress, rich. there is a lot riding on the supreme court decisions expected in -- started in february. >> rich: than...