A Virginia judge nixed Rep. Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Twitter over parody posts from a fake cow account, someone pretending to be his mother and a Republican strategist who has criticized the congressman. The judge said that federal law prevents social media platforms from being held liable for posts made by third-party users. Twitter has declined to do so, although the @DevinNunesMom account was suspended after Nunes' real mother complained to the company last year. It says social media companies cannot be considered “the publisher or speaker” responsible for third-party content posted to their platforms. In January, he told the New York Times that the section protecting social media outlets should “be revoked.”Section 230 does not protect users from being held responsible for their own posts.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2020 21:56 UTC