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Government,
Technology

May 19, 2022

Social media platforms need legislative intervention

This state-by-state approach is certain to create a split among the circuits, which likely means that the matter will end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, which has already become highly politicized by its handling of lawsuits related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder
iCommLaw

Technology and telecommunications

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Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

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Shortly after a speech on Jan. 6, 2020 by former President Donald Trump – where he urged followers to “fight like hell” – a group of supporters launched a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. For months afterward, Trump followed with repeated tweets that the 2020 election had been stolen, despite a complete lack of evidence to support those claims. Eventually, Twitter disabled Trump’s Twitter account.

The Texas legislature responded by pass...

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