Legal
Texas Social-Media Law Put on Hold Pending Supreme Court Review
- Appeals court grants request by platforms like Twitter, Meta
- Companies claim content-moderation law is unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
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A federal appeals court put on hold a Texas law banning some forms of content moderation on social media while a trade group representing industry giants petitions the US Supreme Court to review its challenge.
Although the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals previously upheld the Texas law and said it could be implemented, the court on Wednesday granted a late September request from the social-media platforms to block enforcement of the measure while they appeal the case to the high court.