The Texas Senate passed a bill that forbids social media companies that have at least 100 million users per month to block, ban, demonetize, or discriminate against any of their users due to their political views. Senate Bill 12, which is sponsored by Republican state Sen. Bryan Hughes, passed on Thursday and would apply to Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and other platforms. Hughes said in a video posted on Twitter that the bill is going to “get Texans back online.” “I think we all have to acknowledge, these social media companies are the new town square,” Hughes said. “And a small group of people in San Francisco can’t dictate free speech for the rest of us. It needs to be an open exchange of ideas, and Senate Bill 12 is going to get Texans back online.” He said that the bill is on its way to the state House and that …