Texas Governor Abbott declared a state of disaster in Texas last March due to the spread of the Chinese Communist virus.
On March 5th, Texas Governor Breg Abbott (R) announced that he would join Texas Senator Bryan Hughes (R) to discuss Senate Bill 12 (SB12), which would ban censorship of speech by far-left social media companies.
Abbott’s action follows closely on the heels of Florida Governor DeSantis. DeSantis announced legislation in February to prevent Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Amazon and Apple from censoring content or selling user data.
Governor Abbott tweeted, “I am announcing that I am joining Senator Hughes in co-announcing a bill to ban social media censorship. Too many social media sites suppress conservative speech and ideas and trample on free speech.”
Abbott said, “It’s not in line with American principles, it’s not in line with Texas guidelines, and it will soon be declared illegal.”
And this Wednesday (March 3) the Arizona House of Representatives voted 31-29 on a bill that is to allow developers to avoid fees ranging from 15 to 30 percent by using their own payment processing systems in Apple and Google’s App stores.
If passed, the law would apply to Arizona companies and users, but could affect other states and measures taken at the national level for unfair or anti-competitive behavior.
It’s a setback for the tech giants, though the legislation must still pass the Arizona Senate and governor to become law.
Regarding Apple and Google, Arizona Republican state Rep. Regina Cobb told reporters, “They now have a monopoly on the market, and if lawmakers aren’t going to take a position at the federal level, we have to act at the state level.”
Already Australia, India, Hungary, the European Union, Poland and others have announced they are prepared to take a tough stance against big tech companies.
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