By Jonathan StempelJuly 24 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday blocked Texas from enforcing a key provision of a state law meant to shield children from harm through ‌using social media. In ‌March, a different federal appeals court voided much of an injunction that blocked California from enforcing its own law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, shielding children from harmful social media content. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe New Orleans-based appeals court upheld an ​age-verification requirement in the Texas law. Circuit Judge James Ho partially dissented and would have ‌upheld the Texas law, saying it "regulates curation, not ​publication—first-party speech, not third-party speech." CCIA ​Chief Executive Matthew Schruers said the decision "confirmed that federal law bars Texas from impressing websites and services into the role of state censors."