![]() No reason for the decision, which you can read in full here, was given: It says simply, "It is ordered that appellant's opposed motion to stay preliminary injunction pending appeal is granted." But with the injunction lifted and the law now in force, it's unclear how social media platforms will proceed. The hearing, according to a Protocol report, was a mess: One judge insisted that Twitter is not a website but an "internet provider," while another was concerned that if Twitter and Facebook prevailed, phone companies would be able to disconnect telephone calls if they heard speech they don't like. ![]() The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed that injunction, however, meaning that the law can immediately go into effect. It was passed in September 2021 but blocked by a federal court a few months later, on the grounds that the law is likely to violate the First Amendment, which protects the rights of online platforms to editorial discretion. ![]() HB20, "Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages," says social media platforms with more than 50 million monthly active users "may not censor a user, a user's expressions, or a user's ability to receive the expression of another person," based on a person's point of view or geographic location. ![]()
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