Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms Back in Effect After Court Ruling

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 27, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Texas can bar social media platforms from censoring users based on their political views, a federal appeals court ruled on May 11.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a district judge’s decision that blocked Texas from enforcing a law that bars platforms from censoring a user based on their viewpoint or location.