Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Court Revives Lawsuit Against X Over Child Pornography Video
A court is allowing a lawsuit against Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) to move forward because of a video with child pornography.
The video showed explicit images of two young boys.
The lawsuit says X was slow to report the video to authorities.
The court said X can be sued for not reporting the video quickly.
However, the court also said X is not responsible for other claims, like knowingly benefitting from sex trafficking or creating features to amplify child pornography.
The case started before Musk bought Twitter.
Federal court revived part of a lawsuit against X (formerly Twitter) regarding a child exploitation video.
The video contained explicit images of two underage boys.
X is accused of negligence for not promptly reporting the video to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The court found X immune from claims it knowingly benefited from sex trafficking and amplified child pornography.
The case began before Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2022.
- Who
- X, formerly Twitter, is facing part of a lawsuit.
- What
- Federal appeals court revived part of a lawsuit against X, formerly Twitter, regarding child exploitation.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
- Why
- X is accused of negligence for failing to promptly report a child exploitation video to the NCMEC.
Plaintiffs
X
Negligence vs. Immunity
Plaintiffs
X was negligent in handling the child exploitation video and the delay in reporting.
X
X is protected by section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act and should not be liable.
Reporting Features
Plaintiffs
X's infrastructure made reporting child pornography too difficult.
X
X is protected by section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act.
- Plaintiff's Lawyer
- Dani Pinter
- Court
- 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Case Number
- 24-177
- Previous Ruling
- Case dismissed in December 2023
- X's Response
- Did not immediately respond to requests for comment
