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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on "viewpoint,&qu

The Texas law was passed by the state's Republican-led legislature and signed by its Republican governor

The "censorship" law, which has raised serious questions about first amendment rights and the platforming of heinous viewpoints, is back on hold..

Tech companies have appealed to the US Supreme Court for an emergency stay of the Texas social media law known as HB 20.

A federal appeals court recently upheld a state law requiring companies like Facebook and Twitter to host hate speech.

Social media companies are fighting for the right to curate content on their sites.

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Texas Republicans, arguing that social media platforms target conservative viewpoints, passed the law last year to let blocked users file suit.

Pitman had found that the law would harm social media companies' free speech rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The tech groups, in their emergency request, asked the Supreme Court to "allow the District Court's careful reasoning to remain in effect while an orderly appellate process plays out."