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The Texas Supreme Court ruled against Facebook in a teen sex trafficking case.Â
They ruled that Facebook can be held liable for sex trafficking recruitment.
Straight to jail
BREAKING: Texas Supreme Court rules Facebook failed to protect against underage sex trafficking https://t.co/WrT2YsOyhp
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 26, 2021
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Facebook can be held liable for sex traffickers that use its platform to recruit and prey on child victims.
As the Houston Chronicle reported, the ruling followed three local lawsuits involving teenage victims who had met their traffickers through Facebook’s messaging tools. The plaintiffs said Facebook was negligent and did not attempt to key sex trafficking off its technology.
Facebook has argued that it is shielded by the protections of Section 230 — part of an internet law that states online platforms are not liable for what people post on their services — and should therefore not be held responsible for what is posted on its platform.
But the Texas Supreme Court said Section 230 doesn’t mean Facebook can operate as a “lawless no-man’s-land,” as the Chronicle reported.
Landmark ruling
Three victims of child sex trafficking sued Facebook in Texas for allowing reciters to operate on their platform
FB argued 230 gave them immunity
TX Supreme Court ruled 230 does not https://t.co/WrT2YsOyhp
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 26, 2021
Child Trafficking Report:
65% of identified child sex trafficking victims recruited online were recruited through Facebook https://t.co/rCoOnZif3A
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 26, 2021
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