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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 143A.002

CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Moody v. NetChoice, LLC Revisions: 7/11/24 (2024)

Most recently applied in NetChoice v. Paxton (November 2024)

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff

(a) A social media platform may not censor a user, a user's expression, or a user's ability to receive the expression of another person based on:

(1) the viewpoint of the user or another person;

(2) the viewpoint represented in the user's expression or another person's expression; or

(3) a user's geographic location in this state or any part of this state.

(b) This section applies regardless of whether the viewpoint is expressed on a social media platform or through any other medium.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.