Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The family of a government contractor named Lloyd Fields filed a lawsuit against Twitter after Fields was killed in Jordan in an Islamic State-linked attack.
Earlier this month, a U.S. District court judge in California dismissed that lawsuit. The family has a chance to submit a revised complaint.
For a legal perspective on this case, Michael Overing joined Take Two. He's a First Amendment attorney in Los Angeles. Professor Karen North, director of USC Annenberg's Digital Social Media Program, explained the appeal of social media sites for terrorists.
To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.