CCIA opposes rehearing over Texas' SCOPE Act
( September 24, 2026, 19:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Computer & Communications Industry Association opposed Texas' petition for rehearing in a challenge to the state's Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, arguing that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act preempts the law's requirements for certain online services to monitor and block specific categories of user-generated content on minors' accounts. "On defendant's view, even the most basic act of content moderation deprives online services of § 230's protections. No court in the country has ever held as much, and this court should not be the first," it said. See attached file....
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