Court lets Texas restrictions on social platform content moderation take effect
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NetChoice
the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Verizon
FCC
the Supreme Court
Facebook
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Google
Comcast
Twitter
the Knight First Amendment Institute
the Knight Institute
Reddit, Tinder
Verge Deals
People
Ken Paxton’s
Carl Szabo
Obama
Donald Trump
Scott Wilkens
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Florida
Texas
US
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Summary
NetChoice and the CCIA were successful in blocking a similar law in Florida last year.HB 20 allows Paxton’s office or Texas residents to sue social networks that moderate based on “the viewpoint of the user or another person,” among other offenses — language that potentially makes basic moderation decisions legally risky.
As said here by Adi Robertson