Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.103
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.103, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 120.103. REMOVAL OF CONTENT; EXCEPTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a social media platform removes content based on a violation of the platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall, concurrently with the removal:
(1) notify the user who provided the content of the removal and explain the reason the content was removed;
(2) allow the user to appeal the decision to remove the content to the platform; and
(3) provide written notice to the user who provided the content of:
(A) the determination regarding an appeal requested under Subdivision (2); and
(B) in the case of a reversal of the social media platform's decision to remove the content, the reason for the reversal.
(b) A social media platform is not required to provide a user with notice or an opportunity to appeal under Subsection (a) if the social media platform:
(1) is unable to contact the user after taking reasonable steps to make contact;
(2) knows that the potentially policy-violating content relates to an ongoing law enforcement investigation; or
(3) removed the content under Section 120.102(b) due to a complaint that the content was explicit deep fake material.
(1) notify the user who provided the content of the removal and explain the reason the content was removed;
(2) allow the user to appeal the decision to remove the content to the platform; and
(3) provide written notice to the user who provided the content of:
(A) the determination regarding an appeal requested under Subdivision (2); and
(B) in the case of a reversal of the social media platform's decision to remove the content, the reason for the reversal.
(b) A social media platform is not required to provide a user with notice or an opportunity to appeal under Subsection (a) if the social media platform:
(1) is unable to contact the user after taking reasonable steps to make contact;
(2) knows that the potentially policy-violating content relates to an ongoing law enforcement investigation; or
(3) removed the content under Section 120.102(b) due to a complaint that the content was explicit deep fake material.
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