By: The Wallstreet Journal
September 16, 2022
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that seeks to prohibit social-media platforms from blocking or removing posts based on the speaker’s viewpoint, a decision that could set the stage for the Supreme Court to resolve a case with broad ramifications for online discourse.
Texas Republicans enacted the law, known as HB 20, last year, a response to what they said were concerns about the suppression of conservative political views on Meta Platforms Inc.’s META -0.74%decrease; red down pointing triangle Facebook, Twitter Inc. and other major platforms.