Social media crackdown heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposed bill would allow Louisiana residents to sue large social media companies if political, religious speech is censored By News Service of Florida | April 29, 2021 at 10:43 PM EDT - Updated April 29 at 10:43 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida lawmakers Thursday night passed a plan to crack down on large social media companies that block users from their platforms, giving a victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis on one of his top legislative priorities.
The Republican-controlled House and Senate approved the measure (SB 7072) nearly four months after former President Donald Trump was blocked from Twitter and Facebook after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory.
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Senate sponsor Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, said the bill closes a “loophole.”
“This is about safety,” Gruters said. “We saw what happened in Texas when a church, unfortunately, was the target. Six seconds it took them to secure that location. This gives schools the needed safety they need. It gives churches the additional security that they need. This gives the property owners the ultimate responsibility to make the decision that s best for them.”
Democrat countered the proposal won’t improve safety.
“It s a fallacy, Dirty Harry, Rambo. John McClane aren t going to be rising up in a church and taking out the bad guy,” Senate Minority Leader Gary Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point, said. “When you’ve got more guns, you ve got more danger, period. These are religious institutions. They re supposed to be peaceful places of worship. Why anybody would bring a gun to a church is beyond me.”