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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 32 MIN
[News] Why a 1996 Liability Shield, Not the First Amendment, Blocked Texas's Social Media Law
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A Fifth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that Section 230 preempts Texas's mandate that platforms filter what minors see, deciding the case on a federal statute rather than on free speech, and blocking one provision while leaving the rest of the law standing.
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