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Politics

Texas law banning social media ‘viewpoint discrimination’ reinstated for now

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 12, 2022 · House Bill 20 was passed after several conservatives -- most notably, former President Donald Trump -- were banned on social media platforms.

Tags censorship Donald Trump facebook house bill 20 social media twitter

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Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.

Tags censorship Computer and Communications Industry Association Donald Trump facebook First Amendment hb 20 house bill 20 netchoice Ryan S. Baasch social media twitter U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Gov. Abbott targets LGBTQ+ books as ‘pornography.’ Texas librarians say he’s wrong

Dominic Anthony Walsh, TPR

Posted on December 2, 2021 · 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.

Tags book banning censorship greg abbott leander isd LGBTQ pornography

Politics

A federal judge has blocked Texas’ new social media censorship law for now

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 1, 2021 · 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.

Tags 87th Texas legislature censorship First Amendment social media Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Politics

The Republicans Who Are Concerned About Big Tech Censorship Are Censoring Other Texans

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on September 22, 2021 · Elected republican leaders in the state say they are concerned about censorship, but actions silencing other voices paint a different picture.

Tags censorship Forget the Alamo Gov. Greg Abbott Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick

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Tech Groups Sue Texas Over Social Media Censorship Law

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 22, 2021 · Net Choice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association say the law violates the constitutional rights of social media platforms themselves.

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Politics

Texas Senate Passes Bill That Would Punish Social Media Companies For Alleged Political Censorship

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 1, 2021 · 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.

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