Social platforms can be forced to host lawful speech, Texas AG tells court

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging a federal appellate court to allow enforcement of a new law that prohibits Facebook, YouTube and Twitter from suppressing posts based on the point of view expressed.

In papers filed this week with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Paxton argues that large social media companies should be considered “common carriers” — comparable to companies that provide telephone service, electricity and other utilities — and therefore have no right to suppress users' posts.

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