5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinJul 27, 2026, 3:18 pm85 ptsTrending
Texas cannot enforce a law's requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday. Big Tech lobby groups challenged the Texas "law’s requirement that certain social media-based 'digital service providers' (DSPs) monitor and filter…

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