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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.002: CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED.

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  1. CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
  2. TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  3. CHAPTER 143A. DISCOURSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

(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.

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

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:00Z. Source file · JSON

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