United States of America: Texas Senate passes House Bill 20 restricting social media content moderation and user blocking
Description
Texas Senate passes House Bill 20 restricting social media content moderation and user blocking
On 31 August 2021, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 20 (HB 20). The Bill limits the ability of social media companies with more than 50 million users to ban users based on their political views. Furthermore, the companies will be required to discl…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-08-10
under deliberation
2021-08-31
under deliberation
2021-09-09
adopted
2021-12-01
under litigation
2022-05-11
in force
2022-05-13
under appeal
2022-05-31
under investigation
2022-09-16
in force
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
User or public reporting requirement
Content takedown prohibition
Complaint mechanism requirement
Sanctions
Regulated subjects
1