A federal judge blocked a law that was set to take effect Thursday in Texas that would have prohibited large social media platforms from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman for the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction requested by two trade associations whose members operate major social media platforms that would be affected by the law.
Under the law, which Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed into law in September, users could sue social media platforms and obtain attorneys fees if they believed the platforms improperly censored their viewpoints.
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