The Georgia Court of Appeals revived a personal injury lawsuit against Snapchat, ruling the instant messaging service—whose “speed filter” feature is blamed for causing a serious wreck—is not immune from litigation under the federal Communications Decency Act.

Snapchat was sued after a 2015 incident in which an 18-year-old was reportedly using the speed filter to record herself going more than 100 mph in her father’s Mercedes when she slammed into another vehicle, severely injuring the driver, Wentworth Maynard.

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