Texas state Sen. Bryan Hughes said many social media companies include a provision in their terms of service to require any actions against them be made in states that are beneficial to the social media companies.
May 19, 2023 at 04:42 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
A bill on its way to the governor’s desk concerns an override of out-of-state venues, giving Texans a right to sue in a Texas state court for certain disputes with social media companies.
Senate Bill 1602, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is a response to Big Tech companies allegedly infringing on certain individual liberties, according to the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee report.
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