Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1983: Inventing the Newspaper
Posted on · Episode: 1983 Inventing the newspaper in seventeenth-century England. Today, our guest, historian Cathy Patterson reports on the invention of the newspaper.
Tag: censorship
Town Square
Cancel Culture, Has It Gone Too Far?
Posted on · Experts share their thoughts on this issue and if it’s more complex than most realize.
Local
League City’s proposed library ordinance prompts pushback amid censorship fears
Posted on · The city council will consider Tuesday night whether to create a new committee charged with reviewing the appropriateness of library materials, even though such a group already exists. The proposed ordinance could potentially make League City susceptible to First Amendment legal challenges, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
Politics
Texas secessionists sue Facebook’s parent company under social media censorship law that’s yet to take effect
Posted on · The law, passed last year as House Bill 20, was recently stayed by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Town Square
Banned books and the impact on our society
Posted on · Banned Books Week brings awareness to challenged and banned books
Politics
The battle over Texas’ social media censorship law is likely to go to the US Supreme Court
Posted on · A panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld House Bill 20 in a 2-1 decision on Friday.
Politics
Texas law banning social media ‘viewpoint discrimination’ reinstated for now
Posted on · House Bill 20 was passed after several conservatives -- most notably, former President Donald Trump -- were banned on social media platforms.
Politics
Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law
Posted on · Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.
Politics
Gov. Abbott targets LGBTQ+ books as ‘pornography.’ Texas librarians say he’s wrong
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation into supposed “pornography” in school library catalogues last month in a letter to the Texas Education Agency, honing in on books about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people.
Politics
A federal judge has blocked Texas’ new social media censorship law for now
Posted on · House Bill 20, which was set to take effect Dec. 2, would have let Texas users banned by social media platforms sue for reinstatement or have the state attorney general sue on their behalf.
Politics
The Republicans Who Are Concerned About Big Tech Censorship Are Censoring Other Texans
Posted on · Elected republican leaders in the state say they are concerned about censorship, but actions silencing other voices paint a different picture.
Business
Tech Groups Sue Texas Over Social Media Censorship Law
Posted on · Net Choice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association say the law violates the constitutional rights of social media platforms themselves.
Politics
Texas Senate Passes Bill That Would Punish Social Media Companies For Alleged Political Censorship
Posted on · House Bill 20’s primary Senate sponsor argued that social media platforms are the modern equivalent of “common carriers” and should be treated as such in terms of protecting freedom of speech.