Texas bill would allow state to sue social media companies like Facebook and Twitter over free speech

Kendra Albert explains a proposed bill for prevent social media platforms from censoring users based on their opinions, and how a federal law would likely preempt SB 2373 because the bill is more restrictive.

“The federal law contains what we would call a ‘subjective standard. It’s based on whether the provider thinks that this causes problems, whereas the Texas bill attempts to move it to an objective standard,” Albert says.

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