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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Kari Paul and agencies

US supreme court blocks Texas law targeting social media rules

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The justices granted a request from tech industry groups in a 5-4 decision. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

The US supreme court temporarily blocked a Texas law that would bar social media companies from removing user posts based on their “viewpoint”, as lower courts battle over whether it would violate first amendment rights.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices granted a request from two technology industry groups that have argued the Republican-backed measure would turn platforms into “havens of the vilest expression imaginable”.

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