The family of a Californian student killed in November's terrorist attacks in Paris has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against Facebook, Google, and Twitter, claiming the companies provided "material support" to the Islamic State and other extremist groups. In an amended complaint filed on Monday, attorneys for Syed Rizwan Farook said that Facebook had been providing information about his activities as well as those of others who were planning similar attacks.
The family of a Californian student killed in November's terrorist attacks in Paris has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against Facebook, Google, and Twitter, claiming the companies provided "material support" to the Islamic State and other extremist groups. All three companies say their policies clearly prohibit recruitment and terrorist content and claim that they strive to remove such content as quickly as possible.