Social Media

House Bill 20, which was set to take effect Dec. 2, would have let Texas users banned by social media platforms to sue for reinstatement or have the state attorney general sue on their behalf.

House Bill 20’s primary Senate sponsor argued that social media platforms are the modern equivalent of “common carriers” and should be treated as such in terms of protecting freedom of speech.

The social network says it will focus on groups, pages and accounts repeatedly sharing false claims about vaccines.

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