The Latest Breaking News from ISIS

A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.

Appeals court sentences 14 others to life in prison for campaign including the beheading of Egyptian Christians in 2015.

Episode 458 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Says no liability case had been made

Today's Twitter v. Taamneh, Inc. involved (to oversimplify slightly) a lawsuit against Twitter based on Twitter's alleged role in helping ISIS by providing it publishing services, and by algorithmically recommending some of ISIS's videos. The lawsuit was brought under the federal Antiterrorism Act, but the Act applied fairly traditional aiding-and-abetting…

Two court decisions represent a victory for internet companies facing scrutiny over user content on their platforms.

The case was brought by plaintiffs who said the social media company aided and abetted terrorism. Based on its opinion, the Supreme Court sent a related case involving Google back to the lower courts.

The Supreme Court left untouched an internet immunity law known as Section 230 and sided with social media companies in decisions Thursday.

Sayfullo Saipov was given eight consecutive life sentences in the US as part of his punishment for a deadly 2017 attack.