The law bars big platforms from removing content if doing so discriminates against a 'viewpoint.'
A federal appeals court dealt social media giants a blow Friday when it upheld a Texas law that seeks to stop platforms from removing posts if the removal can be viewed as discriminating against a "viewpoint."The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Texas law, HB20, does not violate the First Amendment rights of social media platforms.
The ruling opens a door for similar laws to be passed by other states, unless a future U.S. Supreme Court appeal reverses it.Social media companies face pressure from the right to "censor" less and from the left to take down more content to limit the spread of misinformation. Judge Andrew Stephen Oldham, a nominee of former President Donald Trump, wrote that the Texas law "does not chill speech; if anything, it chills censorship."Critics of the law say it would force platforms to host dangerous and illicit content and fill social media platforms with spam and hate speech.
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