The plaintiffs, two childhood sexual-abuse survivors, sued Twitter for refusing to remove, and knowingly benefiting from, child sexual abuse material depicting them.

Several child-protection and anti-exploitation organizations and two academic researchers have now filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting the plaintiffs in their lawsuit against Twitter: the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Professor Hany Farid, Professor Brian Levine, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P), RAINN, and Child USA.

“These amicus briefs persuasively argue that these two courageous survivors should have the opportunity to seek justice for Twitter’s role in their exploitation," said Peter Gentala, senior legal counsel for National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center, which represents the plaintiffs. "The briefs also demonstrate how much tech platforms can be doing to prevent child sexual abuse material but are refusing to do at the expense of children."

“Their voices are crucial for these survivors," added Lisa Haba, partner at the Haba Law Firm, which also represents the plaintiffs, "and for the many thousands of children who have been harmed by the toxic combination of online predators and social media platforms.”

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