Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Thursday aiming to allow residents to sue social-media companies if their content or accounts are banned from their platforms, a move that comes as similar legislation in Florida remains in legal limbo after a federal judge’s ruling.
Mr. Abbott, a Republican, said House Bill 20 would prevent companies from banning users based on their political viewpoints and allow residents in the state to sue the companies to reinstate accounts deemed to have been unfairly removed. The legislation targets platforms with at least 50 million monthly users in the U.S, which would include those such as Twitter Inc . , Facebook Inc . , and Google’s YouTube among others.
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