Supreme Court poised to rule on law rolling back Big Tech ability to muzzle opinions
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A lawsuit challenging Texas' HB 20 could fundamentally change the way the Big Tech firms are regulated across the country if the statute is upheld by the Supreme Court, where it is expected to land as early as this fall.
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"Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say," Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the Fifth Circuit wrote.
The case centers around the contention in HB 20 that social media platforms are "common carriers," like AT&T, FedEx or American Airlines, which would make them subject to stricter regulations, like nondiscrimination laws, since they dominate the market for a common public service.
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