Texas Beats Silicon Valley: Federal Court Upholds Law Banning Social Media Censorship

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A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law allowing users to sue social media platforms in the event of wrongful account suspension, in a win for defenders of free speech online.

, is likely to end up before the Supreme Court, which will provide a final determination on whether social media companies have a right to censor their users.For now, that “right” of censorship has been firmly rejected by the Fifth Circuit.

Representatives of the tech giants argue that forcing them to carry certain types of speech is itself a First Amendment violation. If this argument is valid, it means the First Amendment, oddly enough, provides corporations an unlimited right to censor.

 

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If you violated the terms of service, they can suspend your account. If you don't like the TOS then don't create an account. It's not surprising the gop wants to be able to lie to you though.

Even when those accounts were spreading false information that was costing Americans their Lives? Your Opinions are not equal to a Life! Where's Steve?

What is the definition of a wrongful account suspension? If the user violates the companies procedures, not just once but multiple time would that not be a reason for suspension? Could the suspended user sue before big government Texas create a law saying they could?

Good luck u ain't gotta leg to stand on. Opps

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Why shouldn't I be free to ban who I choose from the comment section of my blog?

Doesn't change the fact that if you lie, you are gone. 'wongful suspensions' does not include lying, those are correct suspensions.

As they should.

I signed up for Trump’s Truth Social — AND IT ATE ALL MY DOCUMENTS!! $dwac TruthSocial

look out FB/Twitter, here comes payback via the 1A you've been violating

Excellent!

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Need to make this countrywide👍🏿 💙🖤💙

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