Topic: Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott’s policies and actions as Texas Governor highlight ongoing tensions surrounding digital identity, social media regulation, and free speech. His administration has pushed for laws aimed at limiting censorship by big tech platforms while also facing legal challenges and criticism regarding the implications for individual rights and privacy. The intersection of state-level legislation and corporate control raises significant concerns for advocates of free expression and privacy.
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Texas Mandates Digital ID To Access App Store Apps
In Texas, Apple and Google will now be the bouncers at the front door of the internet, checking IDs for…
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Supreme Court Demands Deeper Look at Social Media Anti-Censorship Laws
But the court made its First Amendment stance very clear.
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Biden Administration Argues Texas and Florida Anti-Censorship Laws are a First Amendment Violation
The Biden administration suddenly cares about the First Amendment.
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Court blocks Texas social media free speech law
It may be heading to the Supreme Court.
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Facebook locks out Texas Governor candidate Chad Prather a week before primaries
Unable to communicate with his audience on FB.
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Big Tech pushes back on Texas’ social media free speech law
Social media platforms want to moderate as they see fit.
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Orange County says it will launch a vaccine passport for citizens’ “Peace of Mind”
California’s Orange County plans to launch a digital COVID-19 vaccine certification system sometime in April, according to the county’s health…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks tax subsidies for Facebook to build new data center in the state
Some are seeing a conflict with Abbott’s public suggestion he wants to rein in Big Tech.
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Texas Governor Abbott criticized for trying to paint free speech social platform Gab as “anti-Semitic”
The Governor’s comments came out of left-field.
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Governor Abbott introduces new bill that aims to ban big social platforms from banning Texans
Texas is the next state to try.