{"id":191717,"date":"2021-03-05T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T00:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=191717"},"modified":"2021-03-05T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T00:45:25","slug":"texas-gov-abbott-joins-anti-censorship-push-against-social-media-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-joins-anti-censorship-push-against-social-media-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Abbott joins anti-censorship push against social media giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-gov-abbott-joins-anti-censorship-push-against-social-media-giants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=191717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 24: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is shown on March 24, 2017 at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:36 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) is joining a GOP-led charge in his state against Big Tech censorship. At a press conference on Friday, Abbott said Republicans are \u201ctaking a stand\u201d with legislation that would prohibit political censorship online.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott met with State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Texas) to discuss the bill, which would help prevent social media companies from censoring Texans based on their viewpoints. It would also enable Texans whose accounts have been restricted to file lawsuits against the platforms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friday, March 5, Tyler, TX, Gov. Greg Abbott and Senator Bryan Hughes will hold a press conference to discuss SB-12, prohibiting social media companies from censoring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texans<\/a> based on their viewpoints. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBryanHughes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenBryanHughes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovAbbott<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EuHvrr0Esl\">pic.twitter.com\/EuHvrr0Esl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wood County Now (@now_county) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/now_county\/status\/1367609440455692290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe United States of America was built on freedom of speech and healthy public debate. Big Tech\u2019s efforts to silence conservative viewpoints is un-American, un-Texan and it is unacceptable,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cPretty soon, it is going to be against the law in the state of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill could face legal hurdles due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which gives protections to social media platforms.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/psaki-says-biden-is-too-busy-with-covid-crisis-to-hold-press-briefing\/\">Psaki Says Biden Is Too Busy With COVID Crisis To Hold Press Briefing<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 MARCH 24: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is shown on March 24, 2017 at the White House in Washington, D.C. 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