Gonzalez v. Google Amicus Brief
January 2023
The Center argued in an amicus brief in this case that the Supreme Court should not limit the scope of the social media industry’s civil liability protection to allow lawsuits against platforms based on their recommendation systems. Creating an exception for suits concerning recommendations effectively would undermine the entirety of the 1996 shield law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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