Tag: Texas and Big Tech

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Caitlin Cory
Date
March 9, 2021

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Censorship, Social Media

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Big Tech censorship, Bryan Hughes, Facebook, Greg Abbott, Publisher vs. carrier debate, Section 230, Texas and Big Tech, Twitter}

Texas Joins Fight Against Big Tech Censorship

_{Nearly two dozen states have proposed similar legislation in response to the increase of online censorship during the 2020 election period} _{Caitlin Cory

March 9, 2021

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Last week, Texas joined the growing pushback against Big Tech censorship when Governor Greg Abbott announced his support for a Texas bill that would prohibit the online censorship of political and religious viewpoints. “Silencing conservative views is un-American, it’s un-Texan and it’s about to be illegal in Texas,” Abbott wrote on Twitter last week ahead of a Friday press conference. Speaking alongside Abbott at the press conference was the bill’s sponsor, State Senator Bryan Hughes. Both figures made strong statements about free speech, the current threat of Big Tech, and their understanding of Texas’s role in this national struggle. “Texas is standing against big tech political censorship,” Abbott said. “We’re not going to allow it in the Lone Star State.” Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
February 16, 2021

Categorized
Business and Finance, Law, Social Media, Technocracy

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Canada and Big Tech, Donald Trump, Florida and Big Tech, Hungary and Big Tech, Ken Paxton, Mexico and Big Tech, Parler, Poland and Big Tech, Ron DeSantis, Texas and Big Tech, Twitter in Canada}

Florida Governor, Nation States, Take On Big Tech

_{Rattled by censorship and deplatforming, many jurisdictions are looking at ways to make Silicon Valley respect citizens’ rights. Florida’s Governor DeSantis may be the most colorful} _{News

February 16, 2021

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Business and Finance, Law, Social Media, Technocracy}

At a press conference on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered a look at new legislation that forms part of his initiative to reduce the power of Big Social Media to harvest and sell data on users: The act, should it pass muster in the state House and Senate, would force tech platforms to disclose what data they have on Floridians to those users and delete that information if requested. The law would also ask companies not to sell the data and would create legal avenues to sue for noncompliance. Whether one state will be able to regulate such massive companies that operate on a global scale remains to be seen — likely in a court of law. Emily Jacobs, Read More ›