A federal court clears the way for a Texas social media law.

A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court's order blocking a Texas law that stops large social media platforms from removing political posts.

The Fifth Circuit, which is known to be conservative, rejected the idea that corporations have a right to censor what people say. A member of the panel disagreed with some of the ruling.

It is possible for individuals or the Texas attorney general's office to file lawsuits against social media platforms that take down political viewpoints. The legislation is the result of conservative anger over posts that were taken down due to violating the social media platforms rules.

Two tech industry groups, NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association, sued to block the law after it was approved last year. The law in Florida was blocked by a federal court.

The legal wrangling over the law has been going on for a long time. A district court stopped the law. The way for the law to take effect was cleared by the Appeals court. The Supreme Court stopped the law from taking effect until the court of appeals ruled.

The president of the association said the group was looking at options. NetChoice believed that the First Amendment rights of websites, platforms and apps would be upheld by the Supreme Court.