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Texas Lawmakers Consider Legislation to Ban Minors From Social Media | Similar laws nationwide are being challenged and blocked by federal courts over potential First Amendment violations.
Similar laws nationwide are being challenged and blocked by federal courts over potential First Amendment violations.
Under the law, social media platforms are limited to public websites or applications that allow users to communicate with each other “for the primary purpose of posting information, comments, messages, or images.” It wouldn’t apply to e-mail, news, or gambling sties. In a statement, Megan Stokes, state policy director for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, said, “HB 186 conflicts with Texas contract law and undermines teens’ rights to access information, express themselves, and participate in today’s digital economy…[It] is a flawed proposal, one that censors speech rather than supporting families with tools and education.” In a letter, trade association NetChoice’s director of policy, Patrick Hedger, noted that age verification laws in several other states are already being challenged and blocked by courts, including in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Texas, and Utah.
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