X has to prove it wasn't negligent when removing CSAM from its site

The article discusses a significant legal case against X (formerly Twitter) regarding its handling of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform. A circuit judge from the US Court of Appeals ruled that X has to defend itself against claims that it was negligent in taking down CSAM and did not have an effective reporting infrastructure for these offenses. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by two underage boys who allege that X "slow-walked its response to reports about, and did not immediately remove from the platform, pornographic content that a trafficker had coerced plaintiffs into producing." A previous decision had granted X legal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but this latest ruling agrees that X was negligent in this case and must defend itself against the lawsuit's claims. The case could set a significant precedent for how social media platforms operate, especially if it reaches the Supreme Court. X will now have to defend itself against these claims again in district court.