Technology,
Government
May 13, 2022
Big tech on uncertain ground after Texas social media law injunction lifted
“It’s shortsighted for conservatives to support these cases to fight liberal bias,” said Thomas Berry, a research fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. “You’re absolutely opening up a can of worms for other states to pass laws that conservatives would definitely not like.”
Silicon Valley technology companies are on uncertain ground after a federal appellate court voted to allow Texas to start enforcing its new social media law that they claim violates their First Amendment rights.
A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a decision by a Texas district judge who had granted a preliminary injunction, while the Computer Communications Industry Association and NetChoice LLC vowed an appeal.
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