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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 07 > 5th-circuit-blocks-texas-law-requiring-websites-to-filter-harmful-speech

5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (592+ words) Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find. Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday. The law “would…...