Bill Addressing Social Media Censorship In Tennessee Deferred While Sponsor Works On Funding

Representative Dennis Powers Requested That A Bill Addressing Social Media Censorship Be Deferred After It Was Scheduled To Be Heard In The House Business & Utilities Subcommittee On Tuesday.

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Tennessee Social Media Bill May Face Legal Obstacles Similar To Florida, Texas

Tennessee Lawmakers Pushing A Social Media Oversight Bill That Would Prevent Users From Being Banned Or Shadow Banned Said It Is Not A First Amendment Issue But A Governmental Course Correction.

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Bill To Stop Social Media Censorship Of TN Elections & Citizens Passes Senate Subcommittee

Senator Bo Watson’s Bill That Seeks To Designate Social Media Platforms As Common Carriers And Prescribe Fines For Deplatforming And Shadow-Banning Users Passed The Senate Commerce And Labor Committee Yesterday Evening (March 15th) And Now Moves On To The Senate Finance, Ways And Means Committee.

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Bill To Stop Social Media Censorship In Committee And Subcommittee Next Week (Update 3.11.22)

Action was deferred this week on both the House and Senate versions of the bill. SB2161 is now on the calendar for the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee for March 15th. HB2369 is now on the calendar for the House Business and Utilities Subcommittee for March 16th.

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Representatives Of The Heartland Institute Testify In Support Of Social Media Common Carrier Bill

Representative Dennis Powers’ Bill That Seeks To Designate Social Media Platforms As Common Carriers And Prescribe Fines For Deplatforming And Shadow-Banning Users Has Been Rolled For Two Weeks While Some Amendments Are Fine-tuned.

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