Texas appeals court reinstates law prohibiting social media companies from banning users over political views – By Lorraine Taylor (FOX News) / May 12, 2022
A federal appeals court in Texas has reinstated a Republican-backed Texas law that prevents large social media companies from banning users over their political views.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel did not explain its reasoning for granting the state’s request for a stay of a December order from a federal judge. The order also did not evaluate the law on its constitutionality. It merely allows the law to go back into effect while the case continues in the lower district court.
The decision is a win for Republicans who have accused social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter of being biased against conservatives. A flashpoint on the issue came when Former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was permanently suspended days after he was accused of inciting the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.
