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In a case with the potential to alter the very structure of the internet, the Supreme Court explored Tuesday the limits of a federal law that shields social media platforms from legal responsibility for what users post on their sites.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday debated the extent of liability that social media companies should incur for hosting terrorist propaganda, leading justices to appear unconventionally split on whether Twitter should be absolved of blame after it was accused of "aiding and abetting" an Islamic State attack in Istanbul.