Judges skeptical of X child porn liability

Feb. 4, 2025, 3:01 PM UTC

Child Pornography Case Against Twitter Meets Skeptical Judges

Allegations that X is liable for “turning a blind eye” toward child pornography on its platform were met by three skeptical judges on a Ninth Circuit panel, Isaiah Poritz reports.

Reddit escaped liability in a separate case when a different panel on the circuit ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show the social media platform was an active participant in a sex-trafficking venture.

“I have a tough time seeing how to distinguish those facts from your own,” Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez told Peter Gentala of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, which ...

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