Republicans are touting a new Texas social media law as a blow against Big Tech censorship, but the measure is expected to run into trouble in the courts.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 20 on Thursday, and it is slated to take effect in November. It will make Texas the latest Republican state to go after social media platforms — such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — for alleged anti-conservative bias and censorship.

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