Ohio Social Media Censorship Bill Held Over on House Calendar

A Republican bill aimed at alleged social media censorship in Ohio passed the House “informally” Monday, meaning the speaker is holding the bill on the House calendar. Introduced by Rep. Scott Wiggam (R), HB 441 would allow social media users to sue platforms for viewpoint discrimination, similar to laws passed in Texas and Florida (see 2203080071). Wiggam has “every intention of seeing this bill get through the House,” an aide told us Tuesday. The bill, which has no Democratic sponsors, also passed informally in June.