9th Circuit Finds Twitter Not Liable For Child Sex Trafficking Claims

(May 16, 2023, 6:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Affirming dismissal of two claims brought against Twitter Inc. by minors who had sexually explicit videos of themselves posted on Twitter’s platform, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals also reversed a partial ruling in the John Does’ favor by finding that the social network operator could not be liable for benefiting from child sex trafficking without an allegation that it knowingly participated in such activities....