TEXAS SOCIAL MEDIA LAW BLOCKED (AGAIN)

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a controversial Texas social media law from going into place Wednesday as industry groups seek to bring the case to the Supreme Court.

The court granted a request from the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice to keep the law from taking effect ahead of a potential Supreme Court hearing on the case, the tech associations said Wednesday.

“This ruling means Texas’s unconstitutional law will not be in force as the issue of government-compelled dissemination of speech makes its way to the Supreme Court. We are confident these laws will not stand,” CCIA President Matt Schruers said in a statement.

The decision blocks a Texas law the groups are challenging that would restrict companies’ ability to remove users or violative content. The tech industry groups, as well as civil society groups that have backed their case, argue the law could lead to more dangerous content and hate speech online.