🔴A federal judge in Texas has allowed the state to request documents from social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google.
We are talking about internal documents that contain information about exactly how platforms moderate/censor content. The state is defending a new law limiting the situations in which platforms can suspend users.
"The ruling issued on Friday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin means that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has the right to seek limited disclosure from members of two prominent trade groups that have filed a lawsuit to block the controversial law, including Twitter Inc., Google Alphabet Inc., and Facebook Inc.
The ruling allows Paxton to search for documents and dismiss employees from NetChoice and Computer members & Communications Industry Association».
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-22/texas-can-seek-files-from-twitter-facebook-in-suit-over-new-law?sref=F4maT3mM