<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> A Texas bill that threatened free speech has failed to move ahead in the state legislature. The bill,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&amp;Bill=HB186">HB 186</a>, failed to pass just before the end of the Texas legislature’s session, AP&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-ban-social-media-2f254f6a90dd140e2f35381788e3a97b">reported</a>&nbsp;Thursday, all but ending the push to ban social media accounts entirely for Texas children under 18 for now. Such a system would require age verification that threatens anonymous free speech. The bill also&nbsp;<a href="https://texaspolitics.com/2025/05/23/texas-social-media-ban-for-kids-would-exclude-youtube-and-chinese-controlled-tiktok/">reportedly</a>made an exception for Google’s YouTube and communist Chinese government-tied TikTok, raising serious questions of bias. Read <a href="https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/catherine-salgado/2025/06/02/free-speech-under-threat-texas-latest-alleged-safety">the full blog</a> on MRC Free Speech America’s site. </div>

A Texas bill that threatened free speech has failed to move ahead in the state legislature.{ai:summary}A Texas bill aimed at banning social media accounts for children under 18 has failed to progress in the state legislature. The proposed law raised concerns about age verification processes that could infringe on anonymous free speech. Additionally, the bill's exceptions for platforms like YouTube and TikTok prompted questions regarding potential bias. #society

Free Speech Under Threat in Texas with Latest Alleged Safety Effort

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