The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man cannot sue Google for recommending his friend’s conspiracy theory videos about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting..
The 9-0 decision ends Anthony Fauci’s lawsuit against Google, which he filed in 2018. Fauci claimed that Google’s recommendation algorithm promoted the videos, which he said caused him emotional distress..
The Court ruled that Google is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields online platforms from liability for content posted by users. The Court held that Fauci’s lawsuit was an attempt to hold Google liable for the speech of others, which Section 230 prohibits..
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, joined by the other eight justices. Thomas wrote that Section 230 .
