Google sues LATAM Airlines in US over Brazilian YouTube video dispute

Google sued Chile-based LATAM Airlines in US federal court on Thursday, seeking a declaration that Brazilian courts cannot force the tech giant to take down a YouTube video in the US that accused a LATAM employee of sexually abusing a child.

Alphabet’s Google, which owns YouTube, said in the lawsuit that LATAM was attempting to “make an end-run” around protections for free speech under the US Constitution by suing in Brazil to force the video’s removal worldwide.