Texas Forces Responsibility on Big Tech

Texas forces responsibility on Big Tech

The recent Supreme Court decision upholding a Texas law intended to protect kids from exposure to internet pornography was a win for common sense and common decency.

Resolution Advancing the Republican Party of Texas Legislative Priority “Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids” to Defend Texas Children - Republican Party of Texas

WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Texas established at the 2024 State Convention as a top Legislative Priority the need to “Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids,” with the objective of protecting minors from abuse, exploitation, and trafficking; and WHEREAS, this Legislative Priority calls for: Prohibiting taxpayer funding to any entities that permit or promote sexually inappropriate content to minors, and banning instruction on sexual orientation and ge…

CCIA Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Block on Texas Mandate for Monitoring and Filtering Internet Content

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and its co-plaintiff NetChoice filed a response brief today in their ongoing First Amendment challenge  to Texas HB18, a social media law known as the SCOPE Act. In August 2024, a Texas district court agreed to block several key parts of HB18 from becoming effective, and  Texas appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Texas AG filed its appellat…