The widow of an American who died in the November terrorist attack at a Jordanian police training facility has kicked off a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging the social media giant of making it easy for members to spread their messages of hate and violence.
Tamara Fields, from Florida, lost her husband Lloyd in the terror attack on Nov. 9 in Jordan. She now says Twitter basically gave "unfettered" ability to ISIS for its members to spread its terrorism views, and ought to pay, Reuters reported.
"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," her complaint read, Reuters reported.
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She filed in federal court in Oakland, California, on the heels of a White House announcement that feds were going to start cracking down on radical groups that use the Internet and social media to further their extremist messages.
Twitter, in a statement, dismissed the lawsuit.
"While we believe the lawsuit is without merit, we are deeply saddened to hear of this family's terrible loss," the social media company said, Reuters reported. "Violent threats and the promotion of terrorism deserve no place on Twitter and, like other social networks, our rules make that clear."
Loyd Fields was among five individuals killed in what was determined to be a "lone wolf" attack against a police training center in Jordan. His widow, however, said ISIS claimed responsibility for the assault and is now seeking triple damages from Twitter for violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act.