Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship
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A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
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In a 5-to-4 vote, the court granted a request from Big Tech industry trade groups, which argued the law would unleash a flood of racist, hateful and other extremist content on social media platforms.
A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.
By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked Texas's controversial, Republican-backed social media law that would have banned major platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube from censoring most content.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency request from the tech industry to block a lower court order that would have allowed the law to take hold, pending legal challenges.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Texas law that aims to prevent discriminative censorship on social media platforms. The decision did not rule on the merits of the law but instead placed it on hold until federal courts decide whether it can be enforced.
The Texas law, championed by conservatives, aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a Texas law barring large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts that display controversial views.
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Texas law that aims to prevent discriminative censorship on social media platforms. The decision did not rule on the merits of the law but instead placed it on hold until federal courts decide whether it can be enforced.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that targets “Big Tech” and authorizes the state to sue Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media
