Suing Twitter: The family of an American soldier killed in Jordan is suing Twitter, alleging that the network knowingly enables the activities of terrorist organizations.
The soldier, Lloyd Carl Fields, was killed by a Jordanian policeman in Amman, while he was training at an international police training center there under US sponsorship.
The Islamic State organization claimed responsibility for Fields' murder, and his family claims that the social network allows terrorists to recruit people to their ranks, raise funds, and spread violent ideology.
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""For years, Twitter knowingly allowed the terrorist organization ISIS to use the social network as a tool to spread violent propaganda, raise funds, and attract new recruits," the lawsuit states. "Without Twitter, ISIS's powerful growth in recent years to solidify itself as the most alarming terrorist group in the world would not have been possible.".
ISIS, according to estimates, has no less than seven thousand active accounts on Twitter. About 80 of them are defined as official accounts. In addition, the organization tweets thousands of tweets every hour (about 90 tweets per minute).
Twitter filed a statement of defense, expressing sympathy for the family, but denying responsibility for the murder. "Our teams around the world actively investigate reports of violations of the site's rules, identify illegal behavior, work with various organizations fighting extremist content online, and work with law enforcement when necessary," a Twitter spokesperson said.
