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☆ The Kremlin says it hopes an unpronounceably huge fine got Google's attention
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAn enormous fine levied by a Russian court on Google caught the attention of the Kremlin — which hopes Google will notice in turn. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, commented on the sum on Thursday. "This should be a reason for the Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation." Google has not commented on the fine directly, including when asked by Business Insider. AdvertisementIn 2022, Google's Russian legal arm, Google LLC, filed for bankruptcy, and authorities seized its bank accounts.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Dmitri Peskov, Donald Trump, Peskov Organizations: Google, YouTube, Service, NBC, Business Locations: Russia, Russian

☆ A Russian court hit Google with a fine larger than the world's GDP, stretching credulity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Russian court fined Google for not restoring YouTube accounts linked to Russian TV channels. AdvertisementA legal dispute between Google and Russia over suspended YouTube accounts has led to a fine so large that it exceeds all the money on Earth. Ivan Morozov, a Moscow-based lawyer, told the state-run TASS newswire that a Russian court ordered the tech giant to restore Russian media accounts on YouTube, a Google-owned company. To put this into perspective, the world's GDP is equivalent to about $105 trillion, a minuscule fraction of the fine. In 2022, Google's Russian legal arm, Google LLC, filed for bankruptcy, and authorities seized its bank accounts, though free services continue to operate in the country.

Persons: —, Ivan Morozov, Donald Trump, Morozov, Nigel Gould, Davies, Gould Organizations: Google, Service, YouTube, Business, Bloomberg, International Institute for Strategic Studies Locations: Russian, Russia, Moscow, Eurasia

☆ Google, Symphony unveil AI JV to help banks manage voice calls compliance risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. Symphony, which counts banks like Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and JPMorgan (JPM.N) among its 1,000-strong client base, will use Google Cloud's generative artificial intelligence platform, Vertex AI, to enhance its Cloud9 voice product with more sophisticated speech-to-text and natural language processing (NLP) capabilities. Phil Moyer, VP of Google Cloud's Global AI Business, said the platform would make compliance more "ambient". So there's 180 zettabytes of data on the planet Earth right now, 90% of which has been created in the last two years." And so tools like these transformers and generative AI are really helping to manage that massive data that's being created," Moyer said.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Goldman Sachs, Zac Maufe, Brad Levy, Phil Moyer, Moyer, Sinead Cruise, David Evans Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Reuters, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, JPMorgan, Communications, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. In the trial that started on Sept. 12 and is expected to largely end Thursday, the Justice Department is seeking to prove that Google is a monopolist and illegally abused that monopoly power to favor its own bottom line. No decision on whether to hold closing arguments, the final phase of the trial, has been made. They may be held in the spring, according to courtroom discussions about future hearings. The final witness for the U.S., MIT economics professor Michael Whinston, argued as the hearing began that those contracts helped provide Google with market power in the search advertising market and that "Google has exercised significant market power by raising prices."

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Alphabet's, Michael Whinston, Diane Bartz Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Justice Department, Verizon, Samsung, MIT, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Canada news industry body backs Google's concerns about online news law
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Ismail Shakil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A Canadian news industry body on Thursday lent support to some of Google's concerns about a new law that aims to make large internet companies share advertising revenue with news publishers in the country. Canada tried addressing tech companies' concerns about the law in draft rules released in September, but Google and Meta Platforms META.O were not convinced. "We are aligned that there should be a firm ceiling, rather than a floor on financial liability," Deegan said in the statement. "We will continue to engage those with questions or concerns, including tech giants," Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a statement, adding that Ottawa will be reviewing submissions received during public consultation for the draft rules.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Paul Deegan, Deegan, Pascale St, Onge, Ismail Shakil, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, News Media Canada, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, NMC, Globe, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Canada, Ottawa

Yelp (YELP.N) and News/Media Alliance, which are not defendants in the litigation but are targets of Google's subpoenas, argue that law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison should be disqualified. A spokesperson for Paul Weiss said the "firm's representation of Google is appropriate in all respects." Yelp said it hired Paul Weiss in 2016 for counsel on antitrust issues. The Justice Department's antitrust head, Jonathan Kanter, was on the Paul Weiss team representing Yelp. New York-based Paul Weiss, which has about 1,000 lawyers globally, is also representing Amazon.com in various antitrust lawsuits.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Paul, Weiss, Garrison, Leonie Brinkema, Paul Weiss, Yelp, Jonathan Kanter, Charles Molster III, Brandon Kressin, Brinkema, Kanter, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones, Rami Ayyub Organizations: Google, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Media Alliance, Yelp, U.S, Google LLC, Eastern, of, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, U.S, Rifkind, Wharton, New York, States, of Virginia

A Google LLC logo is seen at the Google offices in the Chelsea section of New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. The Danish Media Association on behalf of Jobindex sued Google at a Danish court alleging copyright violations. Jobindex has accused Google of copying job ads to its own service without permission and wants compensation and damages for copyright violations. This is the first lawsuit in the Danish courts under new EU copyright rules regarding platforms' liability for content uploaded to their services that came into force in 2021. Danish Media Association CEO Mads Brandstrup urged Danish authorities to implement the copyright rules against Big Tech.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Jobindex, We're, Kaare Danielsen, Mads Brandstrup, Foo Yun Chee, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Google, Danish Media Association, Jobs, Danish Media, Big Tech, EU, Thomson Locations: Chelsea, New York City, U.S

☆ Google unveils AI tools for enterprise customers at $30 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Google LLC logo is seen at the Google offices in the Chelsea section of New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. The price is the same as rival Microsoft's (MSFT.O) "Copilot" AI-powered office software suite that includes Teams and Outlook. Google has intensified investments in generative AI this year as it plays catch-up after Microsoft-backed OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT last year took the tech world by storm. Google's new tools include "Duet AI in Workspace", which will assist customers across its apps with writing in Docs, drafting emails in Gmail and generating custom visuals in Slides, among others. The company plans to release more offerings over the coming months for other customer segments, including small and medium-sized businesses and consumers.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Microsoft's, Jaspreet Singh, Devika Organizations: REUTERS, Google, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Chelsea, New York City, U.S, San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ US judge dismisses Republican National Committee's email spam suit against Google
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) that was brought late last year by the Republican National Committee for allegedly sending its emails to users' spam folders. "Accordingly, the Court will GRANT Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, with partial leave to amend," the judge wrote. Lawyers for Google at law firm Perkins called the allegations a "far-fetched theory" and a "dark conspiracy." Spam filters on email services typically weed out unsolicited "spam" messages and divert them to a separate folder.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Daniel Calabretta, GRANT Defendant's Motion, Perkins, Kanishka Singh, Deepa Babington Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Rights, Republican National Committee, RNC, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, California, Washington

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowAug 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing YouTube of restricting or removing videos from Black and Hispanic content creators because of their race. The proposed class action on behalf of non-white YouTube users was originally filed in June 2020, less than one month after a Minneapolis police officer's murder of George Floyd sparked a nationwide focus on racial injustice. Nine plaintiffs said YouTube, owned by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google, subjected their videos to more restrictions than similar videos from white contributors, violating a contractual obligation under its terms of service to provide race-neutral content moderation. But the judge said YouTube promised only that its algorithm would not treat people differently based on their identities, not that the algorithm was infallible. The case is Newman et al v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Dado, Vince Chhabria, George Floyd, Donald Trump's, Chhabria, Newman, Jonathan Stempel, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, YouTube, Alphabet's, Google, Klux Klan, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Minneapolis, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ Google to train 20,000 Nigerians in digital skills
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Felix Onuah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Google Inc FollowAlphabet Inc FollowABUJA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Google plans to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills and provide a grant of 1.2 billion naira ($1.6 million) to help the government's create one million digital jobs in the country, its Africa executives said on Tuesday. Nigeria plans to create digital jobs for its teeming youth population, Vice President Kashim Shettima told Google Africa executives during a meeting in Abuja. Google Africa executives said a grant from its philanthropic arm in partnership with Data Science Nigeria and the Creative Industry Initiative for Africa will facilitate the programme. Google director for West Africa Olumide Balogun said the company would commit funds and provide digital skills to women and young people in Nigeria and also enable startups to grow, which will create jobs.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Kashim Shettima, Shettima, West Africa Olumide Balogun, Charles Murito, Felix Onuah, Chijioke Ohuocha, Josie Kao Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Google Africa, Data Science, Creative Industry Initiative, West Africa, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, ABUJA, Africa, Nigeria, Abuja, Data Science Nigeria

☆ Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. The Oakland, California-based judge also pointed to several Google statements, including in its privacy policy, suggesting limits on information it might collect. "As we clearly state each time you open a new incognito tab, websites might be able to collect information about your browsing activity during your session." The lawsuit covers Google users since June 1, 2016. The case is Brown et al v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Monday, David Boies, George Orwell, Rogers, Jose Castaneda, Brown, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, , California, Oakland , California, California, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowWASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Google asked a U.S. appeals court in New York on Tuesday to pause a decision to return an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state of Texas back to federal court in Texas. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to federal court in Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Google, a unit of Alphabet (GOOGL.O), abused its dominance in advertising technology. The federal court in Texas has a reputation for moving quickly.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Diane Bartz, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, The U.S, Litigation, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, New York, Texas, The, Washington

Google (GOOGL.O) had asked for summary judgment on all the government's claims in the case, which is to go to trial next month. Google said Friday it appreciated the court's "careful consideration and decision to dismiss claims regarding the design of Google Search" in the case brought by the state attorneys general. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong praised the decision to allow the states Google search antitrust suit to proceed to trial. Mehta noted Google LLC operates the largest U.S. internet general search engine whose "brand name has become so ubiquitous that dictionaries recognize it as a verb." He noted Google in 2020 had nearly 90% market share and advertisers spend over $80 billion annually alone to reach general search users.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Judge Amit Mehta, Google's, Mehta, William Tong, Tong, Trump, Judge Mehta, Diane Bartz, David Shepardson, Mark Porter, Diane Craft Organizations: Google, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Justice Department, Big Tech, Microsoft Corp, Apple, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon, Mozilla, Justice, Department, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, WASHINGTON, U.S, Washington, Connecticut, Virginia

☆ Alphabet shares jump on beat and strong cloud growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next '19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Shares of Alphabet rose nearly 5.5% at the start of trading Wednesday, driven by stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings and marked year-over-year growth in cloud computing revenue. But it was strong growth in cloud computing that stood out the most, with the company reporting $8.03 billion in Google Cloud sales, compared to a StreetAccount consensus of $7.87 billion. Google Cloud competes with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The company also announced Wednesday that chief financial officer Ruth Porat would assume a newly created president and chief investment officer position.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Ruth Porat, Porat, — CNBC's Jennifer Elias Organizations: Google LLC, Google, Revenue, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Wall Street Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S

SummarySummary CompaniesCompanies Law Firms Google Play Music infringed Personal Audio playlist patents, jury saysVerdict follows California win for Sonos in Google audio patent fightJune 21(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) must pay patent holding company Personal Audio LLC $15.1 million for infringing two patents related to audio software, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Wednesday. Personal Audio had argued that Google's music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation and editing features that violated its patent rights. Attorneys for Personal Audio did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Beaumont, Texas-based Personal Audio had requested $33.1 million in damages, according to a May court filing. The case is Personal Audio LLC v. Google LLC, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, No.

Persons: Jose Castaneda, Steve Hanle, Doug Hahn, Salil, Stradling Yocca Carlson, Melissa Baily, Jeff Nardinelli, David Perlson, Antonio Sistos, Patrick Stafford, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart, Sullivan Read, Blake Brittain Organizations: Sonos, Google, San, Google LLC, District of, Rauth, Thomson, & $ Locations: California, Delaware, Beaumont , Texas, Texas, The Delaware, San Francisco, District of Delaware, Salil Bali, Washington

Gannett said this leaves Google with "exorbitant monopoly profits," and "dramatically less revenue" for publishers and its ad technology rivals. "Digital advertising is the lifeblood of the online economy," Gannett Chief Executive Mike Reed said in an opinion published in USA Today. Like many newspaper publishers, McLean, Virginia-based Gannett has struggled with falling ad revenue as more Americans, estimated at 86%, get news online. Gannett said digital advertising is a $200 billion business, up nearly eightfold since 2009, but newspaper ad revenue fell nearly 70% over that time. The case is Gannett Co v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Gannett, Mike Reed, Jonathan Stempel, Louise Heavens, Jonathan Oatis, Richard Chang Organizations: YORK, Gannett, U.S ., USA, Google, Alphabet Inc, European Union, U.S . Department of Justice, Gannett Co, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, USA, View , California, U.S, Texas, McLean , Virginia, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Microsoft, Activision CEOs on witness list for hearing on FTC bid to block merger
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The FTC is seeking a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft from completing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC has argued the transaction would give Microsoft's video game console Xbox exclusive access to Activision games, leaving Nintendo (7974.T) consoles and Sony Group Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation out in the cold. Microsoft's bid to acquire the "Call of Duty" video game maker was approved by the EU in May, but British competition authorities blocked the takeover in April. The FTC is calling Nadella to testify about the video game industry, Microsoft Gaming’s strategy and business and the planned Activision acquisition, while Microsoft is calling him to testify about similar topics. Also testifying are two executives from Nvidia Corp.Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart are also scheduled to testify, as are a number of expert witnesses.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Bobby Kotick, Nadella, James Ryan, Dov Zimring, Amy Hood, Phil Spencer, Tim Stuart, David Shepardson, Chris Reese Organizations: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Federal Trade, FTC, Activision, Nintendo, Sony Group, EU, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Google, Nvidia Corp, Thomson

Fake reviews have been a recurring problem on internet commerce sites. Google said Hu buys thousands of fake positive reviews to make the businesses appear legitimate. He then allegedly sells the profiles as "leads" to real businesses in the same fields, which receive contacts from potential customers who reach out to the fake businesses. Google said Hu created more than 350 false profiles bolstered by over 14,000 illegitimate reviews. The lawsuit accused Hu of false advertising, unlawful business practices and violating Google's terms of service.

Persons: Ethan QiQi Hu, Hu, Cooley, Blake Brittain Organizations: Google, Northern, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, San Jose , California, Hu, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, Washington

☆ Google faces EU break-up order over anti-competitive adtech practices
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. Its 2022 advertising revenue, including from search services, Gmail, Google Play, Google Maps, YouTube adverts, Google Ad Manager, AdMob and AdSense, amounted to $224.5 billion. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said Google may have to sell part of its adtech business because a behavioural remedy is unlikely to be effective at stopping the anti-competitive practices. The Commission said it took issue with Google favouring its own online display advertising technology services to the detriment of competing providers of advertising technology services, advertisers and online publishers. Google is the world's dominant digital advertising platform with a 28% market share of global ad revenue, according to research firm Insider Intelligence.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Margrethe Vestager, Foo Yun Chee, Sudip Kar, Philip Blenkinsop, Gupta, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Google LLC, Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Gmail, European, EU, The, AdX, Intelligence, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, BRUSSELS, AdSense, United States

☆ Denmark looks to curb collection of data on children by Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyCOPENHAGEN, June 12 (Reuters) - Denmark aims to raise the age limit for the collection of personal data from children by tech giants such as Google, Snapchat and Meta, in a bid to curb the massive accumulation of data on young people, the government said on Monday. It wants to raise to between 15 and 16 years the age at which children can consent to share personal data with tech companies, from 13 now. The companies will also require parental consent to use data from children younger than that. "The tech giants must take greater responsibility," business minister Morten Bodskov said as the government unveiled initiatives to rein in the influence of global tech companies.

Persons: Andrew Kelly COPENHAGEN, Morten Bodskov, Johannes Birkebaek, Nikolaj Skydsgaard, Supantha Mukherjee, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Google LLC, Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Meta, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, United States

Now, with AI booming in popularity, revenue growth rates in the sector are poised to bottom — ultimately allowing for an inevitable bounce. The scope of these cloud developments goes beyond Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft, touching on other names inside and outside the portfolio. It comes as macroeconomic headwinds have led many enterprises to rein in spending, translating into slower revenue growth for all three cloud-computing units. Alphabet's Google Cloud sales grew 28% year-over-year to $7.45 billion in the three months ended March 31 , compared with 44% in the first quarter of 2022. Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next '19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

Persons: There's, Salesforce, OpenAI, Embeddings, Amazon Piper Sandler, Piper Sandler, AMZN, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Sundar Pichai, Michael Short Organizations: Big Tech, Microsoft, Club, Nvidia, Web Services, Google, Clinic, Mayo Clinic, U.S, OpenAI, Government, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Defense Department, Defense Technical, Bloomberg, CNBC, Google LLC, Getty Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S

☆ In pointed dissent, Justice Kagan accuses fellow liberal Justice Sotomayor of hypocrisy in Warhol decision, says the court is 'trying too hard' and anti-artist ruling will 'stifle creativity' and 'mak
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In her dissent against the 7-2 majority, Justice Kagan accused her colleagues of hypocrisy. Lynn Goldsmith's photograph of Prince; Andy Warhol's silkscreen print of Prince, featured on the cover of a Condé Nast magazine. Quoting the 1965 film "The Sound of Music," Kagan wrote: "'Nothing comes from nothing,' the dissent observes, 'nothing ever could.' "The majority claims not to be embarrassed by this embarrassing fact because the specific reference was to his Soup Cans, rather than his celebrity images," Kagan wrote. "It will stifle creativity of every sort," Kagan wrote.

The justices in a second ruling shielded Twitter Inc from litigation seeking to apply a federal law called the Anti-Terrorism Act. This case marked the first time the Supreme Court had examined Section 230's reach. Many conservatives have said voices on the right are censored by social media companies under the guise of content moderation. Gonzalez's family argued that YouTube provided unlawful assistance to the Islamic State by recommending the militant group's content to users. In the Twitter case, the 9th Circuit did not consider whether Section 230 barred the family's lawsuit.

The court in a separate case involving Google LLC sidestepped a bid to weaken legal protections for internet firms. In the Twitter case, the 9th Circuit did not consider whether Section 230 barred the family's lawsuit. Islamic State called the Istanbul attack revenge for Turkish military involvement in Syria. Twitter in court papers has said that it has terminated more than 1.7 million accounts for violating rules against "threatening or promoting terrorism." The family had argued that YouTube provided unlawful assistance to the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attack, by recommending the militant group's content to users.

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