Judge Blocks Texas Law That Would Have Blocked Social Media Companies from Banning Users for

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Judge Blocks Texas Law That Would Have Blocked Social Media Companies from Banning Users for Political Views

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/12/02/judge-blocks-texas-law-that-would-have-blocked-social-media-companies-from-banning-users-for-political-views.html

By Alan Ryland at PoliticusUSA

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A federal judge has blocked Texas from enforcing a law that would have blocked social media companies from banning users based on political views. 

“Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate content disseminated on their platforms,” Judge Robert Pitman wrote, adding that social media platforms are “privately owned platforms” and not “common carriers.” 

In September, the Texas legislature approved a law that bars social media companies from banning users for their “political viewpoints,” a victory for Republicans who have accused them of stifling conservative thought on social media platforms.

“Social media websites have become our modern-day public square,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said at the time. “They are a place for healthy public debate where information should be able to flow freely. But there is a dangerous movement by social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints and ideas.”

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[MagickMuffin]

1. And the Judge is correct

Greg there are countless "news" sources for your crazy conservative views. Ya got yer Faux News, OAN, CNN, MSNBC, CBN and a lot of radio stations.


So your message is being heard even though you refuse to acknowledge this FACT!

[dchill]

2. "There IS a dangerous movement..." by Governor Abbott.