Following an investigation into the market power of tech giants, U.S. House lawmakers have introduced a sweeping series of bills intended to chip away at the power of Silicon Valley juggernauts.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that was supposed to help combat online censorship, only to draw the ire of tech companies and legal experts. In early spring, DeSantis announced plans for a Florida bill that would allow the state to penalize social media companies for censoring politicians. The bill, S.B. 7072, was presented as a tool for combating "cancel culture" and Big Tech s supposed monopoly on communication.
Two lobbying groups representing a who's-who of Big Tech giants have slapped the Florida government with a lawsuit, arguing that a newly signed bill targeting social media firms for 'censorship' is illegal and unconstitutional. The suit was filed.