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1 Texas&x27 and Florida&x27s social media laws are likely heading to the Supreme Court
- Author: slate.com
- Published: 02/01/2022
- Review: 4.95 (679 vote)
- Summary: · The Supreme Court, however, had already put the Texas law on hold. And on Wednesday, Florida turned to the Supreme Court. asking for a hearing
- Source: Listening to that legal argument it does make me wonder if it sets up a little bit of a clash with another key piece of law that these platforms rely on, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows them to say, “Eh, we’re not a …
- Detail: https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/florida-texas-social-media-laws-supreme-court.html
2 Five things to know about the Texas social media law | The Hill
- Author: thehill.com
- Published: 01/04/2022
- Review: 4.61 (517 vote)
- Summary: · Texas’s law, HB 20, forbids social media companies with more than 50 million monthly users from banning Texas-based users over their political
- Source: “When you have a circuit split about something like the internet … I think that really increases the chances that the Supreme Court will hold arguments and issue a normal opinion, not on the shadow docket, where they determine, ‘OK, what are the …
- Detail: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3508799-five-things-to-know-about-the-texas-social-media-law/
3 Social Media Laws Could Soon Be Tested at the Supreme Court
- Author: govtech.com
- Published: 11/19/2021
- Review: 4.49 (352 vote)
- Summary: · It just might, especially since a similar social media law in Texas was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and then put on hold
- Source: “When you have a circuit split about something like the internet … I think that really increases the chances that the Supreme Court will hold arguments and issue a normal opinion, not on the shadow docket, where they determine, ‘OK, what are the …
- Detail: https://www.govtech.com/policy/social-media-laws-could-soon-be-tested-at-the-supreme-court
4 Fifth Circuit rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation : NPR
- Author: npr.org
- Published: 07/29/2022
- Review: 4.21 (465 vote)
- Summary: · AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and
- Source: “When you have a circuit split about something like the internet … I think that really increases the chances that the Supreme Court will hold arguments and issue a normal opinion, not on the shadow docket, where they determine, ‘OK, what are the …
- Detail: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/16/1123620521/fifth-circuit-texas-social-media-ruling
5 The Texas social media law is headed for the Supreme Court
- Author: qz.com
- Published: 09/09/2022
- Review: 4.19 (564 vote)
- Summary: · An appeals court upheld the Texas law after a district court struck it down as a First Amendment violation
- Source: An appeal of the ruling takes it to the Supreme Court, which would have final say on the matter. “The case will go to [the Supreme Court] on the merits,” University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck told Quartz. “Even though SCOTUS already …
- Detail: https://qz.com/a-court-just-upheld-texas-censorious-social-media-law-1849547764
6 Federal Judges Uphold Texas Social Media Censorship Regulations
- Author: reason.com
- Published: 11/29/2021
- Review: 3.91 (353 vote)
- Summary: · The law under review, H.B. 20, regulates large social media platforms (with more than 50 million users) and forbids them from censoring any user
- Source: The law was challenged by NetChoice LLC, an association representing online platforms including Google, TikTok, and many others, arguing that H.B. 20 violates their First Amendment right to decide what sort of messages they wish to allow to be …
- Detail: https://reason.com/2022/09/19/federal-judges-uphold-texas-law-regulating-what-social-media-platforms-may-censor/
7 Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Social Media Law – Lawfare
- Author: lawfareblog.com
- Published: 11/11/2021
- Review: 3.7 (413 vote)
- Summary: · On Sept. 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down a long-awaited ruling in NetChoice v. Paxton, upholding the
- Source: The law was challenged by NetChoice LLC, an association representing online platforms including Google, TikTok, and many others, arguing that H.B. 20 violates their First Amendment right to decide what sort of messages they wish to allow to be …
- Detail: https://www.lawfareblog.com/fifth-circuit-upholds-texas-social-media-law
8 On Texas social media law, its the Fifth Circuit versus the First Amendment
- Author: washingtonexaminer.com
- Published: 02/24/2022
- Review: 3.52 (408 vote)
- Summary: · The Fifth Circuit’s decision to uphold Texas’s social media law contrasts sharply with the Eleventh Circuit’s invalidation of a similar Florida
- Source: The Fifth Circuit’s decision to uphold Texas’s social media law contrasts sharply with the Eleventh Circuit’s invalidation of a similar Florida law earlier this year. Unless reversed by the en banc process, this decision will likely fast-track …
- Detail: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/on-texas-social-media-law-its-the-fifth-circuit-versus-the-first-amendment
9 How Texas&039 social media law could affect online speech – Marketplace
- Author: marketplace.org
- Published: 01/15/2022
- Review: 3.21 (300 vote)
- Summary: · A Texas law banning social media companies from applying certain content moderation policies was recently upheld by the 5th U.S. Circuit
- Source: Lapowsky: Well, they haven’t really responded yet in terms of changing their policies because I think they say the First Amendment is on their side. They also point to Section 230 [of the Communications Decency Act], which is a provision you’ve …
- Detail: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/how-texas-social-media-law-could-affect-online-speech/
10 Bill Text: TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced | LegiScan
- Author: legiscan.com
- Published: 05/25/2022
- Review: 3.02 (437 vote)
- Summary: 2021 TX HB20 (Text) Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for and censorship of users’ expressions by social media platforms
- Source: Lapowsky: Well, they haven’t really responded yet in terms of changing their policies because I think they say the First Amendment is on their side. They also point to Section 230 [of the Communications Decency Act], which is a provision you’ve …
- Detail: https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB20/id/2424328
11 Federal court lifts block on Texas social media censorship law | The Texas Tribune
- Author: texastribune.org
- Published: 05/28/2022
- Review: 2.95 (87 vote)
- Summary: · The law passed during a special session last year and bans social media platforms with more than 50 million monthly users — like Facebook,
- Source: The Texas Tribune Festival is almost here! From Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, in downtown Austin, TribFest attendees will enjoy three days full of mind-expanding events, conversations and panels featuring more than 350 big names including …
- Detail: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/16/texas-social-media-law/
12 Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation | AP News
- Author: apnews.com
- Published: 09/27/2022
- Review: 2.85 (65 vote)
- Summary: · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and
- Source: The Texas Tribune Festival is almost here! From Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, in downtown Austin, TribFest attendees will enjoy three days full of mind-expanding events, conversations and panels featuring more than 350 big names including …
- Detail: https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-texas-florida-79e9be1431fbabefcd71e0b80827a7e4
13 Texas social media law goes into effect, but a Supreme Court clash is coming | Texas Standard
- Author: texasstandard.org
- Published: 05/15/2022
- Review: 2.76 (161 vote)
- Summary: · The Texas social media law, also known as House Bill 20, prevents platforms with more than 50 million monthly users from removing a user’s
- Source: Steve Vladeck: No doubt. And I think it’s important to note that in addition to the Fifth Circuit’s ruling from last week, there’s actually a directly contrary ruling from the 11th Circuit, the federal appeals court that covers Florida, that …
- Detail: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-social-media-law-goes-into-effect-but-a-supreme-court-clash-is-coming/
14 The battle over Texas social media censorship law is likely to go to the US Supreme Court – Houston Public Media
- Author: houstonpublicmedia.org
- Published: 01/30/2022
- Review: 2.62 (130 vote)
- Summary: · Under HB 20, a banned user can sue a social media platform for reinstatement. If that person can’t find a private attorney, the Texas attorney
- Source: “I am aware that there is a sense, a misguided sense, that digital services somehow disadvantage conservative voices, but the empirical evidence and the scholarly research shows that conservative voices are actually among the most effective in using …
- Detail: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2022/09/19/433341/the-battle-over-texas-social-media-censorship-law-is-likely-to-go-to-the-us-supreme-court/
15 Why has social media affected political campaigns? Texas &x27censorship&x27 law goes into effect allowing large companies to ban users – ABC13 Houston
- Author: abc13.com
- Published: 09/07/2022
- Review: 2.39 (154 vote)
- Summary: · A Texas law prohibiting large social media companies from banning users’ posts based on their political viewpoints will go into effect after
- Source: “I am aware that there is a sense, a misguided sense, that digital services somehow disadvantage conservative voices, but the empirical evidence and the scholarly research shows that conservative voices are actually among the most effective in using …
- Detail: https://abc13.com/texas-social-media-censorship-law-online-speech-freedom-of-first-amendment/12243893/
16 Floridas effort to restore its contentious social media law arrives at the court – SCOTUSblog
- Author: scotusblog.com
- Published: 06/21/2022
- Review: 2.33 (136 vote)
- Summary: · The court reasoned that the law’s hosting and censorship rules violate social media companies’ First Amendment right to decide what speech is
- Source: Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a landmark law that aimed to curtail what the governor viewed as excessive censorship of conservative viewpoints by social media companies. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to …
- Detail: https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/floridas-effort-to-restore-its-contentious-social-media-law-arrives-at-the-court/
17 86(R) SB 2373 – Introduced version – Bill Text
- Author: capitol.texas.gov
- Published: 01/04/2022
- Review: 2.37 (102 vote)
- Summary: of speech by a social media website. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
- Source: Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a landmark law that aimed to curtail what the governor viewed as excessive censorship of conservative viewpoints by social media companies. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to …
- Detail: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB02373I.htm
18 5th Circuit upholds Texas law forbidding social media censorship — again – POLITICO
- Author: politico.com
- Published: 01/02/2022
- Review: 2.09 (147 vote)
- Summary: · A Texas law that bans social media companies from censoring users’ viewpoints is constitutionally allowed, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Source: CCIA President Matt Schruers said, “We strongly disagree with the court’s decision. Forcing private companies to give equal treatment to all viewpoints on their platforms places foreign propaganda and extremism on equal footing with decent Internet …
- Detail: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/16/5th-circuit-upholds-texas-law-forbidding-social-media-censorship-again-00057316
19 Courts Decision Upholding Disastrous Texas Social Media Law Puts The State, Rather Than Internet Users, in Control of Everyones Speech Online | Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Author: eff.org
- Published: 09/03/2022
- Review: 2.14 (160 vote)
- Summary: · Texas HB 20 restricts large platforms from removing or moderating content based on the viewpoint of the user. The law was created and passed to
- Source: The First Amendment and the freedom of speech and expression it provides has helped make the internet what it is today: a place for diverse communities, support networks, and forums of all stripes to share information and connect people. Individuals …
- Detail: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/10/courts-decision-upholding-disastrous-texas-social-media-law-puts-state-rather
20 Texas new social media law is blocked for now, but thats not the end of the story
- Author: brookings.edu
- Published: 04/18/2022
- Review: 2.08 (147 vote)
- Summary: · On December 1, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling blocking the state from enforcing its new social media law. Shortly after Texas
- Source: Texas has already filed a notice of appeal, meaning that the decision to grant a preliminary injunction will be reviewed by the Fifth Circuit. The Texas case is following a similar trajectory to a case in Florida arising from that state’s enactment …
- Detail: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/12/14/texas-new-social-media-law-is-blocked-for-now-but-thats-not-the-end-of-the-story/
21 Texas social media censorship law could set free speech, Big Tech precedent | Fortune
- Author: fortune.com
- Published: 07/05/2022
- Review: 1.89 (88 vote)
- Summary: · Section 230, in part, states that computer service providers shall not be “treated as the publisher or speaker” of content posted by users
- Source: Turning another page. Spotify launched its new audiobooks offering Tuesday, marking its latest venture beyond streaming music and podcasts, TechCrunch reported. About 300,000 audiobooks are now available for users in the U.S., with additional titles …
- Detail: https://fortune.com/2022/09/20/texas-social-media-law-censorship-free-speech-supreme-court/
