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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is supporting a bill that would allow “deplatformed” users to sue social media companies to get back on their websites.
Texas Republicans are proposing a bill that would allow courts to fine social media companies for barring users from their platforms.
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) Texas Republicans have proposed a bill that would open social media companies up to court-ordered fines for barring users from their platforms. The lawmakers claim the companies are censoring conservative viewpoints, but critics say the legislation is a nonstarter with a “First Amendment problem.”
Dubbed “Protect Free Speech on Social Media,” Senate Bill 12 is backed by two of the most powerful figures in Texas state government, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Governor Greg Abbott, both Republicans and Christian conservatives.