Families of Pulse nightclub shooting sue Google, Facebook
They're accusing the tech titans of providing "material support" to Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen.
Mariella Moon, @mariella_moon
12.21.16 in Internet
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Google, Facebook and Twitter are facing a lawsuit filed by the families of three victims killed by Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen in Orlando. The plaintiffs are accusing the tech titans of providing "material support" to Mateen, who was known to have pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader. According to their lawsuit, the families are suing the companies for allowing the terrorist group to create accounts to raise funds and to spread propaganda with the intention of attracting new recruits.
The material support these tech giants provide, the lawsuit says, "has been instrumental to the rise of ISIS and has enabled it to carry out or cause to be carried out, numerous terrorist attacks." In addition, the plaintiffs are accusing the companies of profiting from ISIS-related posts by combining them with advertisements and of violating the Anti-Terrorism Act in the United States.
https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/21/google-facebook-orlando-shooter-lawsuit/
