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.

“LATAM has not received any official communication about the court case,” the company…