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Tech Takes Texas to Court Over Social Media Regulations
Lawmakers in the Lone Star state approved a bill last year aimed at making it difficult for social media platforms to "censor" content based on someone's "viewpoint." Groups representing tech firms have sued Texas to block the law and the U.S. Supreme Court could soon rule on the debate. Read more about the state's so-called "de-platforming" law.
It's Tech v. Texas at the Supreme Court
Texas law blatantly violates First Amendment, many groups tell the Supreme Court. More than two dozen groups have urged the US Supreme Court to block …
Washington CNN Business — The Supreme Court should allow a sweeping Texas law to remain in effect that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate their platforms, according to the state’s attorney general. In a filing to the Court on Wednesday, Texas argued that its law, HB …
Texas on Wednesday filed a petition calling on the Supreme Court to reject an emergency application seeking to block a state law regulating content moderation decisions at large social media companies. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that the state law, which bars platforms from blocking …
Conservative lawmakers’ attempts to forbid “censorship” by social media giants are colliding with efforts to combat hateful rhetoric online. A Texas law under review by the Supreme Court could make it harder for tech companies to remove many kinds of violent, hate-filled content from their sites — …
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History of Texas' so-called 'de-platforming law'
