Fifth Circuit revives parts of Texas youth online-safety law
By Maria Dinzeo ( July 24, 2026, 21:36 GMT | Insight) -- A federal appeals court blocked Texas from requiring social media companies to monitor and filter broad categories of harmful content for minors, finding the mandate preempted by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. But the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals revived other provisions of the SCOPE Act, including targeted-advertising restrictions and an age-verification requirement.Texas can’t require social media companies to shield minors from broad categories of harmful content because Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act bars states from requiring platforms to monitor, screen or remove users’ posts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday....
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