Do you support HB20, a signed Texas law that bans Social Media sites from banning Conservatives or deleting their posts as a form of Censorship?

[Physics-Man]

• https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-signs-law-protecting-texans-from-wrongful-social-media-censorship
• https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/texas-social-media-bill-signed-law-governor-abbott/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58516155.amp
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-greg-abbott-social-media-censorship-b1917624.html?amp
• https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/texas-law-would-allow-users-to-sue-social-media-companies-over-account-bans-11631230104
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/technology/texas-social-media-politics-censorship.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/09/govgregabbott-social-media-censorship-bill/
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9976281/amp/Texas-bans-social-networks-booting-users-politics.html
• https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-social-media-censorship-bill-into-law/
• https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/05/texas-greg-abbott-press-conference-social-media/amp/

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, signed the House Bill 20 on Thursday, making it illegal for social media giants to boot people 'simply based on their political viewpoints' and also prevents then from having their posts removed. It targets companies with at least 50 million users in the United States - such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Under the law, Texas residents can sue the companies to have their accounts reinstated 'Social media websites have become our modern-day public square,' Abbott said. He added: 'It is now law that conservative viewpoints in Texas cannot be banned on social media' with Conservatives long having lamented how social media sites stifle their voices.

Yes

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[MCheetah]

Yes, definitely. This should not only be nationwide, but should apply to everyone, regardless of political affiliation. It's messed up that we even need this, and so late into the lifespan of social media.

[MCheetah]

Thanks for MHO.

[NYCQuestions1976]

The fact that we even need a law to protect people from being censored is alarming at best.

[NYCQuestions1976]

Thanks for Most Helpful. 👍

[Anonymous]

woo hoo! Another post that highlights the uninformed, yet condescending nature of liberals who don't know jack shit about the law. This is absolutely a good and necessary law until such time as the Supreme Court can repeal social media's protections under section 230. They can be a platform, qualifying for the protections covered in 230, BUT unable to target and delete political comments of a conservative nature which they obviously disagree with, or they can be a private business, and be able to control what stays and what goes. They can't/ should not have both.

[Avicenna]

Yeah, it's long overdue, thanks to illegal collaboration between the Biden Administration and social media, especially Facebook

[Juxtapose]

"social media websites have become our modern-day public square"

FINALLY somebody gets it. No more of this: "we're a private company, we can ban who we want cus we're a publisher that pretends to be a platform" horseshit.

[888theGreat]

Yes, we are the most discriminated people on earth. We say our names and are fact checked and have denials that we are lying about our names. We show birth certificates and they fact checked as counterfeit.

[rcljr]

So 28% of respondents are chickenshit leftist punk nazis, with positions and arguments so weak and unpopular that they have to censor others.

[RealMarek]

It applies to everyone regardless of politics, not just conservatives.

[rcljr]

In the last 15 years I’ve never seen or heard of a liberal being stifled, censored, blacked out, hushed, banned, threatened, get out of here with that shit until the playing field is 100% equal

[RealMarek]

@rcljr It is rare, but it has happened to some second-wave feminists and “Strausserite” Marxists who are not sufficiently “woke.”

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. As much I despise when Facebook or YouTube removes my comments, I don't believe I'm entitled to use their social media platform especially when I don't pay a dime to have a membership.

If my comment offends Facebook or YouTube then whatever, it's their site.

Facebook banned me for 30 days because they didn't like some of my comments, mind you I didn't curse or incite violence. 🤷‍♂️

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[BeenThereLovedIt]

How do we ensure news outlets are providing truthful information? How do we combat propaganda? This proposal doesn't address the problem, only the symptoms.

This is why free speech is doomed already.

[Anonymous]

This law allowing the government to dictate what a private company can or can't do is clearly unconstitutional, stands zero chance in court, and will be shot down. It's only purpose to make abbot look like he's taking a stand against the libs and to feed into the conservative culture of victimization.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I think the politicians don't know that the owner of Social Media
can block the accounts of those who are saying bad stuff that
shouldn't be posted

[Jayplays900]

I believe nobody, ever, no matter how radical they are..

Should ever be censored

[rcljr]

That’s the way I see it, nobody is forcing you to read it see it or listen to it, I didn’t listen to a second of obama talking, I didn’t read of or about what he was saying, I’m doing the same with biden, not tuning in

[SuccessfulHornDog]

When they are an effective monopoly like they are now I do

[AHary]

Their must be a law (s) that protect against anyone claiming to publish anything as fact That's not. There is only one true set of facts. Opinions are like assholes.

[HolyGraiI]

Sure do since conservatives are the only ones they ban just for voicing our opinions.

[SmokinAces2000]

If “conservative” “view points” violate the terms and conditions then they should get removed, this law is bullshit

[Celtero]

The problem arises when these are either selectively enforced or bans are enacted without the terms and conditions being violated... which happens all the time.

[SmokinAces2000]

The only time I see bans for republicans is when someone on the right says something out of pocket and think that they shouldn’t have consequences and then wants to talk about how their first Amendment is getting taken away from them.

[NYCQuestions1976]

It's about illegal censorship.

"Everything is fine... until they come for you."

[SmokinAces2000]

A private company blocking someone that they deem inappropriate is not illegal first of all and second I don’t have to worry about “them” “coming for me” because unlike other people i watch what I say on social media

[NYCQuestions1976]

It's not a "terms and conditions" issue. Twitter and Facebook are censoring news stories, when neither Twitter or Facebook are legitimate news sources. They're social media platforms. Also, it's not just about social media. Censorship starts in one place, and spreads.

[Frank_Woods]

Of course! I like your new photo, bro.

[Rangers]

Greg Abbott, we love you!🇺🇲