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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/11\/23067002\/texas-netchoice-paxton-hb20-social-media-law-fifth-circuit-appeals-court-grant-stay-ruling<\/a>
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The controversial Texas social media law HB 20 will take effect following a ruling today from a US appeals court. The tech industry trade groups NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) managed to block HB 20<\/a> in court last year, but that victory has been undone by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which today granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2019s request for a stay in NetChoice and CCIA v. Paxton<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>NetChoice and the CCIA were successful in blocking<\/a> a similar law in Florida last year.<\/p>\n

HB 20 allows Paxton\u2019s office or Texas residents to sue social networks that moderate based on \u201cthe viewpoint of the user or another person,\u201d among other offenses \u2014 language that potentially makes basic moderation decisions legally risky. <\/p>\n

The ruling follows a confusing hearing<\/a> where a Fifth Circuit judge claimed web services like Twitter \u201care not websites\u201d and compared them to phone companies like Verizon, which are governed under specific common carrier rules set by the FCC. NetChoice and the CCIA can choose to mount an emergency appeal, but without quick intervention from a higher level like the Supreme Court, the law is now in force.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an unusual and unfortunate move, a split 2-1 Fifth Circuit panel lifted the injunction without ruling on the merits and without issuing an opinion explaining the order. Because HB 20 is constitutionally rotten through and through, we are weighing our options and plan to appeal the order immediately,\u201d said Carl Szabo, vice president and general counsel of NetChoice.<\/p>\n

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