A woman whose husband was killed in Jordan by the Islamic State (ISIS) is suing Twitter for allowing the terrorist group to use its platform to send their message across the globe. She filed her case on Wednesday in the federal court of Oakland, California.
The Guradian reported that Tamara Fields -- the wife of Lloyd, a victim of the November 9th attack in Jordan – has accused the social media giant for aiding the militant Islamist group use their channel to voice their propaganda, raise funds and recruit new members.
She noted that Twitter has given ISIS an “unfettered” advantage to operate and maintain official accounts.
“Without Twitter, the explosive growth of Isis over the last few years into the most-feared terrorist group in the world would not have been possible,” reads a statement from Fields’ complaint.
According to Reuters, Field is asking Twitter to pay her thrice in monetary damages for violating the federal Anti-Terrorism Act. She complained that Twitter “provided material to support terrorists”.
Field’s lawyer, meanwhile, said he believes this will mark the first case where a social media company is accused of violating the said law.
Twitter, for their part, did not neglect Ms. Field’s feelings and has issued a statement following her complain.
“While we believe the lawsuit is without merit, we are deeply saddened to hear of this family’s terrible loss. Violent threats and the promotion of terrorism deserve no place on Twitter and, like other social networks, our rules make that clear,” the tech company said in a report from Time.
According to Fields, the Islamic State used an estimated 70,000 Twitter accounts. Through these various sources, they were able to send 90 Tweets per minute in every part of the world.
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, has not yet released a comment regarding this matter.
