The father of the only American killed in the November terrorist attacks in Paris has filed a lawsuit claiming Twitter, Facebook and Google have allowed the Islamic State’s propaganda campaign to thrive.
Reynaldo Gonzalez, the father of 23-year-old Nohemi Gonzalez, filed the suit on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, a local CBS News affiliate reported.
“Without defendants Twitter, Facebook and Google (YouTube), the explosive growth of ISIS over the last few years into the most-feared terrorist group in the world would not have been possible,” the lawsuit stated, using an acronym for the Islamic State terrorist group.
“This material support has been instrumental to the rise of ISIS and has enabled it to carry out numerous terrorist attacks, including the Nov. 13, 2015, attacks in Paris where more than 125 were killed, including Nohemi Gonzalez,” according to court documents.
The suit claimed that as of December 2014, ISIS had about 70,000 Twitter accounts, at least 79 of which were “official,” CBS News reported.
“As with Twitter, ISIS has used Google (YouTube) and Facebook in a similar manner,” according to the court document.
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Nohemi Gonzalez was one of the 130 people murdered by Muslim terrorists in a series of coordinated attacks in Paris on Nov. 13. She was killed while eating with friends at La Belle Equipe, a popular Paris bistro, CBS News reported.
Gonzalez was reportedly among 17 students attending Strate School of Design in Paris as part of a semester-abroad program at California State University, Long Beach.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history since 9/11. Omar Mateen, who murdered 49 people and wounded 53 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, was said to be a fan of Islamic State beheading videos and updated his Facebook account declaring his support to the terror group as Sunday’s attack took place.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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